Explanatory note

These Regulations replace the Immigration Appeals (Family Visitor) Regulations 2000. They define who is to be regarded as a family visitor for the purposes of section 60 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (the Act), which gives a person who seeks to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor the right of appeal against a refusal of entry clearance if he is a family visitor.

They also set the fee that is to be paid by a person who wishes to exercise a right of appeal as a family visitor. The level of the fee depends on whether the person asks for an oral hearing or not. The fee must be repaid if the appeal is successful.