Regulation 3 Amendments relating to bereaved partners
In Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom), in Table 5 (waivers or reductions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom), after entry 5.6.1, insert—
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5.7 Bereaved partners 5.7.1 The official determining an application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under Appendix Bereaved Partner or Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 to the immigration rules f1 may decide to waive the fee if at the time of making the application the applicant appears to the official to be destitute. Fee 1.4.4A and 3.1.1 ”.
In Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom), in Table 9 (exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom), after entry 9.26.2, insert—
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9.27 Applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a bereaved partner under Appendix Bereaved Partner or Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 9.27.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application as a bereaved partner under Appendix Bereaved Partner or Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 to the immigration rules where, at the time of making the application, the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute. Fee 8.1.1 ”.
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The immigration rules were laid before Parliament on 23rd May 1994 (HC 395). Appendix Bereaved Partner was added to the UK immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7th December 2023 (HC 246). Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 was added to the UK immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7th September 2023 (HC 1780).