OpenLegislation

The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

S.I. 2018/330 · Made 15 March 2018 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 32 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 9 April 2026.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
reg. 2(1)words in reg. 2 renumbered as reg. 2(1)Immigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 3(a)
reg. 2(1)words substitutedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 3(b)(i)
reg. 2(1)words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 3(b)(ii)
reg. 2(1)words substitutedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 3(b)(iii)
reg. 2(1)words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 3(b)(iv)
reg. 2(2)insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 3(c)
reg. 11(a)words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 4(a)
reg. 11(a)words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 4(b)
Sch. 1 Table 1words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 5(2)(a)
Sch. 1 Table 1words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 5(2)(b)
Sch. 1 Table 2words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 5(3)(a)
Sch. 1 Table 2words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 5(3)(b)
Sch. 1 Table 4words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 5(4)(a)
Sch. 1 Table 4words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 5(4)(b)
Sch. 2 Table 6words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 6(2)(a)
Sch. 2 Table 6words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 6(2)(b)
Sch. 2 Table 7words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 6(3)(a)
Sch. 2 Table 7words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 6(3)(b)
Sch. 2 Table 9words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 6(4)
Sch. 3 para. 2(2)words substitutedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 7(2)
Sch. 3 Table 11 headingwords insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 7(3)(a)
Sch. 3 Table 11words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 7(3)(b)
Sch. 9 para. 2(1)words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 8(2)
Sch. 9 Table 21words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 8(3)(a)
Sch. 9 Table 21words insertedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 8(3)(b)
Sch. 11 para. 3(3)(a)words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(a)(i)
Sch. 11 para. 3(3)(aa)omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(a)(ii)
Sch. 11 para. 3(3)(bb)omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(a)(ii)
Sch. 11 para. 3(3)(b)words omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(a)(iii)
Sch. 11 para. 3(3A)omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(b)
Sch. 11 para. 3(5A)omittedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(b)
Sch. 11 para. 3(5)word substitutedImmigration and Nationality (Fees) 2026 reg. 9(2)(c)

Immigration

Nationality

Made 15th March 2018

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2018

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68(1), (7), (8) and (10), 69(2), and 74(8)(a), (b) and (d) of the Immigration Act 2014 M1. These Regulations are made further to provision in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 M2.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

2014 c. 22. Treasury consent has been obtained in pursuance of section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”). Sections 68 to 70 of that Act were extended, subject to specified 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); other amendments have been made to the Order of 2008 but none are relevant for the present purposes. Sections 68 to 70 of the 2014 Act were extended to the Bailiwick of Jersey by article 3 of the Immigration (Jersey) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/994) subject to modifications specified in the Schedule to that Order. Sections 68 to 70 of the 2014 Act were extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by article 4 of the Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/996) subject to modifications specified in the Schedule to that Order.

M2

S.I. 2016/177; this Order was amended by S.I. 2017/440 and S.I. 2018/329.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Fees for applications, processes and services in connection with immigration and nationality
  4. 4Regulation 4
  5. 5Regulation 5
  6. 6Regulation 6
  7. 7Regulation 7
  8. 8Regulation 8
  9. 9Regulation 9
  10. 10Regulation 10
  11. 11Regulation 11
  12. 12Regulation 12
  13. 13Regulation 13
  14. 13AWindrush Scheme: power to waive fees
  15. 13BPower to waive fees: exceptional circumstances affecting a number of individuals
  16. 13CPower to waive fees in consequence of a decision of a court or tribunal
  17. 13DGeneral power to refund fees
  18. 14Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011
  19. 15Rate of exchange
  20. 16Consequences of failing to pay the specified fee for an application
  21. 17Payments for in person applications
  22. 18Revocations
  23. Signature
  24. Schedule 1: APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER, AND LEAVE TO ENTER, THE UNITED KINGDOM
  25. 1Interpretation
  26. 2Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter and leave to enter the United Kingdom
  27. 3Applications by dependants
  28. 3AReduction of fees for Health and Care Visa applications and related applications by dependants
  29. 4Applications by CESC Nationals Repealed
  30. Schedule 2: APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
  31. 1Interpretation
  32. 2Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom
  33. 3Applications by dependants
  34. 3AReduction of fees for Health and Care Visa applications and related applications by dependants
  35. 4Applications made by CESC Nationals Repealed
  36. 5Variation of an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom
  37. Schedule 3: DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
  38. 1Interpretation
  39. 2Fees for documents and services
  40. 2AWaiver of fee 12.1.1
  41. 3Waiver or reduction in respect of the fee specified at 12.2.4 Repealed
  42. 4Waiver of fee as a remedy for maladministration
  43. 5Partial waiver of the fee specified at 10.8.1 (fee for processing an application or claim rejected as invalid)
  44. Schedule 4: SPONSORSHIP
  45. 1Interpretation
  46. 2Fees in connection with sponsorship
  47. 3Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorship
  48. Schedule 5: CONSULAR FUNCTIONS
  49. 1Interpretation
  50. 2Fees for the exercise of consular functions in connection with immigration and nationality
  51. 3Charges for travel time when services are provided away from consular premises
  52. 4Discretion to waive fees for the services of consular officers or employees
  53. Schedule 6: PREMIUM SERVICES (IN THE UNITED KINGDOM)
  54. 1Interpretation
  55. 2Fees for the provision of certain premium services in the United Kingdom, including the expedition of immigration or nationality applications
  56. 3Waiver or reduction in respect of fees specified in Table 17
  57. Schedule 7: PREMIUM SERVICES (OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM)
  58. 1Interpretation Repealed
  59. 2Fees for the provision of certain premium services outside the United Kingdom
  60. 3Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees specified in Table 18
  61. Schedule 8: NATIONALITY
  62. 1Interpretation
  63. 2Fees for applications, processes and services relating to nationality
  64. 3Multiple declarations of renunciation of British citizenship
  65. 4Responsibility for paying the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony
  66. 5Refunds of fees for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony where an application is refused or the requirement to attend the ceremony is disapplied
  67. 6Waiver in respect of the fee specified in 19.3.1
  68. 7Waiver of fee as a remedy for maladministration
  69. 8Fees specified in 19.3.1 , 19.3.1A and 19.3.2: waiver on grounds of unaffordability
  70. Schedule 9: APPLICATIONS IN RELATION TO ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN AND PREMIUM SERVICES
  71. 1Interpretation
  72. 2Fees for, and in connection with, applications for entry clearance to enter the Isle of Man
  73. 3Applications by dependants
  74. 3AReduction of fees for Health and Care Visa applications and related applications by dependants
  75. 4Applications by CESC Nationals Repealed
  76. 5Fees for the provision of certain premium services outside the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man
  77. 6Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees specified in Table 25
  78. Schedule 10: APPLICATIONS FOR ENTRY CLEARANCE TO ENTER THE BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY OR THE BAILIWICK OF JERSEY AND PREMIUM SERVICES
  79. 1Interpretation
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. 3Waiver in respect of the fees listed in Table 26
  82. 4Applications by dependants
  83. 5Fees for the provision of certain premium services outside the United Kingdom and the relevant bailiwick
  84. 6Waiver or reduction in respect of the fees specified in Table 27
  85. Schedule 11: MISCELLANEOUS FEES
  86. 1Paragraph 1
  87. 2Fee for the administration of the Life in the UK Test
  88. 3Fee for the process of administrative review, together with provision for exemption from, and waiver or reduction of, that fee
  89. Schedule 12: AMENDMENT OF THE FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL (IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER) FEES ORDER 2011
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. Explanatory note