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2003 No. 541

IMMIGRATION

The Immigration Employment Document (Fees) Regulations 2003

Made

6th March 2003

Laid before Parliament

11th March 2003

Coming into force

1st April 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 122 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002( 1 ), the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration Employment Document (Fees) Regulations 2003.

2. These Regulations shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

3. In these Regulations:

“application” means an application for an immigration employment document;

“excepted country” means a country listed in the Schedule to these Regulations;

“Highly Skilled Migrant Programme” means a programme operated by the Secretary of State for highly skilled migrants under the immigration rules; and

“school teacher” has the meaning given by section 5 of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Act 1991( 2 ).

Payment of a fee

4. An application shall, subject to regulations 5 and 6, be accompanied by a fee of £95.

Exceptions

5. An application need not be accompanied by a fee if it is made in respect of:

(a) a citizen or national of an excepted country;

(b) a person seeking to enter, or remain, in the United Kingdom under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme; or

(c) a person seeking to enter, or remain, in the United Kingdom as a seasonal agricultural worker under the immigration rules.

Provision in respect of school teachers in England

6. An application that is not excepted by regulation 5(a) and which is made in respect of a person seeking to enter, or remain, in the United Kingdom as a school teacher employed in England need not be accompanied by a fee but shall be subject to the special payment arrangement referred to in regulation 7.

Special payment arrangement

7. Payment of a fee in respect of an application referred to in regulation 6 shall be made in accordance with an arrangement entered into for this purpose between the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for the Department for Education and Skills.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Home Office

6th March 2003

Regulation 5(a)

SCHEDULE Excepted countries

( 1 )

2002 c. 41 .

( 2 )

1991 c. 49 .

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The Immigration Employment Document (Fees) Regulations 2003 (2003/541)

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