Regulation 2 EU Settlement Scheme applications: refund and waiver of fees

(1)

In this regulation “EU Settlement Scheme application” means an application under Appendix EU to the immigration rules^f1 for leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

(2)

The Secretary of State must refund any fee paid before 7.00 a.m. on 30th March 2019 under the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 in respect of—

(a)

an EU Settlement Scheme application (whether or not the application had been made immediately before that time), or

(b)

the processing of an EU Settlement Scheme application which was rejected as invalid prior to a decision being issued.

(3)

The Secretary of State must waive the payment of any fee which was required to be paid under the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 in respect of an EU Settlement Scheme application made before 7.00 a.m. on 30th March 2019, where—

(a)

the fee had not been paid immediately before that time, and

(b)

the application had not been determined immediately before that time.

(4)

In paragraphs (2) and (3) any reference to a fee includes a reference to part of a fee.

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Footnotes

f1: Laid before Parliament on 23rd May 1994 (HC 395), as amended. The most recent amendments to the immigration rules are contained in the Statement of Changes laid before Parliament on 7th March 2019 (HC 1919).