Introductory text

Immigration

Nationality

Passports

Made 17th March 2026

Laid before Parliament 18th March 2026

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (4)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasury^f1 in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68(1), (2), (7) and (10) and 74(8)(a), (b) and (d) of the Immigration Act 2014^f2 and sections 86(1) and (3), 87(2) and 93(6)(a) of the Immigration Act 2016^f3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Treasury consent has been obtained pursuant to section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22) and section 87(1) of the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).
f2: 2014 c. 22. Sections 68 to 70 of the Immigration Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) 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); other amendments have been made to the Order of 2008 but none are relevant for 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. These Regulations are also made further to the provision in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/177). Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/440, 2023/977, 2025/282 and 2026/252.
f3: 2016 c. 19.