Regulation 2 Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

(1)

In the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018^f1, Schedule 8 (nationality) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 2(5), after “19.3.1” insert “, 19.3.1A”.

(3)

In Table 19 (fees for applications relating to nationality)—

(a)

after entry 19.2.1, insert—

“

19.2.1A Application for registration as a British citizen under section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens) ^f2, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made. £723

”;

(b)

after entry 19.3.1, insert—

“

19.3.1A Application for registration as a British citizen under section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens), where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made. £607

”.

(4)

In Table 20A (exceptions in respect of fees for registration and for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and oaths), in entry 20A.3.1—

(a)

in the second column, after “1981 Act” insert “, section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens),”;

(b)

in the third column, after “19.3.1,” insert “19.3.1A and”.

(5)

In paragraph 8 (waiver on grounds of unaffordability)—

(a)

in the heading, after “19.3.1” insert “, 19.3.1A”;

(b)

after “19.3.1” insert “, 19.3.1A”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2018/330, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/294, 2021/1035 and 2022/296, 581 and 602.
f2: Regulation 2 of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 provides that “the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61). Section 4AA of that Act was inserted by section 1 of the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 (c. 19).