Explanatory note

(This Note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and replaces the Consular Fees Order 1995. As a result of a review of the costs involved in providing the various services some consular fees are being increased and some decreased. The overall effect is an average increase of approximately 20% and represents a further step towards eventual full cost recovery.

The Order also repeals the fees for issuing a British Visitor’s passport, a visa for passing through the United Kingdom without entering it where the applicant is under 25 years of age and a single visit entry clearance where the applicant is under 25 years of age (as these documents are no longer issued).