Article 5 Applications for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom, or entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom , the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man, as a sponsored worker, an unsponsored worker, a student or for any other purpose (excluding visits)F6
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A fee is to be charged for the consideration of an application for leave to enter the United Kingdom, leave to remain in the United Kingdom, or entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom F1, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man, of a type specified in table 2.
Table 2 specifies the maximum amount that may be charged in respect of each application.
In this article an application includes an application for variation of leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom.
Table 2
| Number | Type of application | Maximum amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Entry clearance or limited leave as a sponsored worker, where a certificate of sponsorship F2or approval under Sponsor a Worker has been issued. | F3£2,000 |
| 2.2 | Entry clearance or limited leave as an unsponsored worker. | £2,000 |
| 2.3 | Entry clearance or limited leave as a student. | F4£600 |
| 2.4 | Entry clearance or limited leave where the basis upon which that leave is given may (after one or more subsequent periods of leave on the same basis) lead to a grant of indefinite leave to remain. | F5£3,635 |
| 2.5 | Entry clearance or limited leave for any purpose (excluding visits) not referred to in the preceding provisions of this table. | £2,000 |
| 2.6 | Indefinite leave. | £3,635 |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 5(1) inserted (15.3.2017) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/440), arts. 1, 2(5)(b)
- F2
Words in art. 5 table 2 inserted (7.9.2023) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/977), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(a)
- F3
Sum in art. 5 table 2 substituted (7.9.2023) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/977), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(b)(i)
- F4
Sum in art. 5 table 2 substituted (7.9.2023) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/977), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(b)(ii)
- F5
Sum in art. 5 table 2 substituted (10.3.2026) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/252), arts. 1(2), 2(3)
- F6
Words in art. 5 heading inserted (15.3.2017) by The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/440), arts. 1, 2(5)(a)