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The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/1008 · Made 9 September 2026

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IMMIGRATION

Made 9th September 2026

Laid before Parliament 10th September 2026

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68(1), (7)(a), (8)(b) and (10)(a) and (b), 69(2) and 74(8)(a), (b) and (d) of the Immigration Act 2014f1. These Regulations are made further to provision in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016f2.

In accordance with section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2014 c. 22. Sections 68 to 70 of the Immigration Act 2014 were extended, subject to modifications, to the Isle of Man by articles 5 and 7 of the Immigration (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1765), which inserted new articles 22 and 23 and Schedule 9A into the Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/680). Relevant amending instruments to that Order are S.I. 2019/562 and 2020/1214.

f2

S.I. 2016/177; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/440, 2023/977 and 2026/252.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018
  3. 3Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation)
  4. 4Amendments to regulation 11 (fees for applications relating to entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man and premium services)
  5. 5Amendments to Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom)
  6. 6Amendments to Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom)
  7. 7Amendments to Schedule 3 (documents and administration)
  8. 8Amendments to Schedule 9 (applications in relation to entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man and premium services)
  9. 9Amendments to Schedule 11 (miscellaneous fees)
  10. Signature
  11. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 8th October 2026.

(3)

Regulation 8(3)(b) comes into force on 2nd November 2026.

(4)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(5)

The following provisions of these Regulations also extend to the Isle of Man, for the same purpose as the provisions of the 2018 Regulations which they amend—

(a)

this regulation;

(b)

regulation 2 insofar as it relates to—

(i)

paragraphs (a) and (b)(iii) and (iv) of regulation 3 insofar as they relate to the Isle of Man immigration rules;

(ii)

regulations 3(b)(ii), 4 and 8;

(c)

paragraphs (a) and (b)(iii) and (iv) of regulation 3 insofar as they relate to the Isle of Man immigration rules;

(d)

regulation 3(b)(ii);

(e)

regulation 4;

(f)

regulation 8.

(6)

In these Regulations, “the 2018 Regulations” means the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018f1.

(7)

In this regulation, “Isle of Man immigration rules” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the 2018 Regulations.

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

The 2018 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 9.

3Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation)

In regulation 2f1—

(a)

the existing text becomes paragraph (1);

(b)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the definition of “administrative review”, for “AR or Appendix AR (EU)” substitute “Administrative Review”f2;

(ii)

omit the definition of “approval letter from a designated competent body”;

(iii)

for the words from ““Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant”” to ““Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant””, substitute ““Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant” and “Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant””;

(iv)

insert the following definitions in the appropriate places—

  • ““person in immigration detention” has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of the immigration rules;”;

  • ““Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant” has the meaning given by paragraph 6 of the Isle of Man immigration rules;”;

(c)

after paragraph (1), insert—

“(2)

For the purposes of these Regulations, a person is “in the Family Returns Process” if they fall within the meaning of that term in paragraph 6 of the immigration rules.”.

4Amendments to regulation 11 (fees for applications relating to entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man and premium services)

In regulation 11, in paragraph (a), omit—

(a)

the words from “, and for” to “competent body,”;

(b)

“, 5A”.

5Amendments to Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom)

(1)

Schedule 1 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In Table 1 (fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)—

(a)

omit entries 1.3.4f1, 1.3.6f2 and 1.3A.2f3;

(b)

in entry 1.3Af4, omit “or Appendix Start-up”f5.

(3)

In Table 2 (specified fees for dependants)—

(a)

omit entry 2.1.1f6;

(b)

at the end, insert—

“

2.1.7Application for entry clearance under Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Start-up route under that Appendix.£495
2.1.8Application for entry clearance as a dependant of a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.£1,357
2.1.9Application for entry clearance as a dependant of a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.£2,000

”.

(4)

In Table 4 (exceptions in respect of fees for and in connection with applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom)—

(a)

after entry 4.4.1, insert—

“

4.4AApplications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom made solely or primarily on the basis of the applicant’s Convention rights by applicants who are persons in immigration detention or who are in the Family Returns Process f7
4.4A.1

No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom made solely or primarily on the basis of the applicant’s Convention rights by an applicant who is—

  1. (a)

    a person in immigration detention, or

  2. (b)

    in the Family Returns Process.

Fee 1.4.7

”;

(b)

omit entries 4.7 and 4.7.1f8.

6Amendments to Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom)

(1)

Schedule 2 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In Table 6 (fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and connected applications)—

(a)

omit entries 6.2.4f1, 6.2.6f2 and 6.2A.2f3;

(b)

in entry 6.2Af4, omit “or Appendix Start-up”.

(3)

In Table 7 (fees for specified applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant)—

(a)

omit entry 7.1.1f5;

(b)

at the end, insert—

“

7.1.6Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Start-up to the immigration rules as a dependant partner or dependant child on the Start-up route under that Appendix.£666
7.1.7Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant of a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.£1,693
7.1.8Application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a dependant of a Tier 1 (Investor) Migrant.£2,000

”.

(4)

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 9.4, insert—

“

9.4AApplications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made solely or primarily on the basis of the applicant’s Convention rights by applicants who are persons in immigration detention or who are in the Family Returns Process

No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom made solely or primarily on the basis of the applicant’s Convention rights by an applicant who is—

  1. (a)

    a person in immigration detention, or

  2. (b)

    in the Family Returns Process.

Fee 6.1.1

”.

7Amendments to Schedule 3 (documents and administration)

(1)

Schedule 3 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (2)f1, for “for applications” to the end substitute

“for—

(a)

applications for travel documents and transfers of conditions,

(b)

processing an application or claim which is later rejected as invalid, and

(c)

contact point meetings.”.

(3)

In Table 11 (exceptions to requirement to pay fees for applications for travel documents etc.)—

(a)

in the heading, after “travel documents”, insert “and transfers of conditions”;

(b)

at the end, insert—

“

11.7 Transfer of conditions for applicants granted leave under Appendix EU to the immigration rules

11.7.1No fee is payable in respect of an application for a transfer of conditions by a person who has been granted leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix EU f2 to the immigration rules. Fee 10.2.1

”.

8Amendments to Schedule 9 (applications in relation to entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man and premium services)

(1)

Schedule 9 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (1), omit the words from “, as well as” to the end.

(3)

In Table 21 (fees for applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man)—

(a)

omit entries 21.2.1, 21.2.2, 21.2.5 and 21.2.8f1;

(b)

after entry 21.3.9, insert—

“

21.3.10Application for entry clearance under the Senior or Specialist Worker route in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes to the Isle of Man immigration rules f2. £819
21.3.11

Application for entry clearance—

  1. (a)

    under the Graduate Trainee route in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes to the Isle of Man immigration rules,

  2. (b)

    under the Isle of Man Expansion Worker route in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes to the Isle of Man immigration rules,

  3. (c)

    under the Service Supplier route in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes to the Isle of Man immigration rules, or

  4. (d)

    under the Secondment Worker route in Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes to the Isle of Man immigration rulesf3.

£340

”.

9Amendments to Schedule 11 (miscellaneous fees)

(1)

Schedule 11 is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph 3f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (3)—

(i)

in paragraph (a), omit the words from “other” to “applies”f2;

(ii)

omit paragraphs (aa) and (bb);

(iii)

in paragraph (b), omit the words from “, except” to the end;

(b)

omit sub-paragraphs (3A) and (5A);

(c)

in sub-paragraph (5), for “sub-paragraphs (5A) and” substitute “sub-paragraph”.

Signature

Jo White

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

9th September 2026

We consent

Claire Hughes

Christian Wakeford

Two Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury

HM Treasury

8th September 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330) (“the 2018 Regulations”), which set fees for the exercise of various functions in connection with immigration and nationality.

Regulation 5 inserts a new fee exception into Schedule 1 to the 2018 Regulations for applications for limited leave to enter the United Kingdom made from within the United Kingdom by applicants who are in immigration detention or in the Family Returns Process and whose applications are made on the basis of rights identified as Convention rights by section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42).

Regulation 6 inserts an equivalent fee exception, for the same cohort of applicants, into Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations, for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

Regulations 5 and 6 also remove fees in Schedules 1 and 2 respectively to the 2018 Regulations for applications for entry clearance and limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom in relation to visa routes that have closed and are no longer transitionally available under the United Kingdom immigration rules. Where related applications can still be made, transitionally, by dependants on those routes, these regulations make separate provision for the related application fees which are required as a result of revoking the provisions for the main applicants’ fees. Regulation 5 also removes a fee exception for entry clearance under Appendix Service Providers from Switzerland following the removal of that appendix from the United Kingdom immigration rules.

Regulation 7 inserts into Schedule 3 to the 2018 Regulations an exception to the application fee for a transfer of conditions where the applicant has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix EU to the United Kingdom immigration rules.

Regulation 8 amends fees relating to entry clearance applications under the Isle of Man immigration rules. It removes fee provisions for entry clearance applications for visa routes which are no longer available under those rules, and a fee for an approval letter related to one of these routes. It inserts fees for entry clearance applications under Appendix Global Business Mobility Routes, a new appendix to the Isle of Man immigration rules containing new visa routes which will be available from 2nd November 2026. Regulation 4 revokes provisions in regulation 11 of the 2018 Regulations which relate to the fees which are being removed.

Regulation 9 amends provisions in Schedule 11 to the 2018 Regulations for exceptions to and refunds of the fee for administrative review as a result of the removal of the ability to request administrative review of decisions under certain appendices to the United Kingdom immigration rules and the closure of the Service Providers from Switzerland visa route.

Regulation 3 amends, removes and inserts definitions in regulation 2 of the 2018 Regulations as a result of amendments made by regulations 5, 6, 8 and 9 and the change to the name of Appendix Administrative Review to the United Kingdom immigration rules.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.