Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 649
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
The Consular Fees Order 2007
Made
6th March 2007
Coming into force
1st April 2007
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6th day of March 2007
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(1) of the Consular Fees Act 1980( 1 ) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Consular Fees Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1 April 2007.
2. In this Order—
“biometric passport” means a passport which contains unique biological data specific to the holder;
“British overseas territory” means a territory as defined in section 50(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981( 2 ) and includes the territories listed in Schedule 6 to that Act;
“Crown Dependencies” means the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man;
“consular officer” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State to exercise consular functions, or functions in the United Kingdom which correspond with consular functions (including persons who are not, as well as persons who are, consular officers);
“consular employee” means any person in the administrative or technical service of the consular post or diplomatic mission;
“consular premises” means the building or parts of buildings used for the purposes of the consular post or diplomatic mission;
“entry clearance” means a visa, entry certificate, entry permit or other document which, in accordance with the applicable immigration laws or rules, is to be taken as evidence of a person’s eligibility for entry into the United Kingdom, a Crown Dependency, a British overseas territory, or any other country or territory, as the case may be (but does not include a work permit);
“fast-track service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within seven days of that application having been made;
“fast-track collect service” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or by another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within seven days of that application having been made, and which permits the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant to collect the passport in person;
“” means an application made in person, either by the applicant or another person acting on behalf of the applicant, which is to be processed within twenty-four hours of that application having been made.
3. The fees set forth in the table in Schedule 1 to this Order are prescribed to be levied by consular officers and by marriage officers under the Foreign Marriage Act 1892 ( 3 ) and the Marriage with Foreigners Act 1906 ( 4 ) in the execution of their duties, and the said table shall be construed as part of this Order.
4. The statutory instruments listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby revoked.
Christine Cook
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
SCHEDULE 1 TABLE OF CONSULAR FEES
PART 1 NOTARIAL AND KINDRED MATTERS
| Fee | £ |
|---|---|
(a) | |
(b) | |
(c) | |
1. Preparing any certificate, declaration or document not otherwise provided for— | |
(a) in standard form, per copy | 34.00 |
(b) not in standard form, per 100 words— | |
(i) in English | 42.00 |
(ii) in any other language | 67.00 |
2. Preparing or signing, or both, a declaration of existence— Except in connection with pay or pensions payable by a department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom or of any other Government within the Commonwealth | 16.50 |
3. —(1) Attesting or legalising a signature or seal except where— (a) the signature or seal is on a certificate or survey of foreign passenger ships running to or from the United Kingdom, or (b) the signature or seal is on a document required for the deposit or withdrawal of money in or from any British Post Office or other Government Savings Bank, or (c) the signature or seal is in connection with stocks or bonds on the registers of the Post Office, with Savings Bank annuities or with annuities granted direct by the National Debt Commissioners | 27.00 |
(2) Administering an oath or receiving a declaration or affirmation except where— (a) the oath, declaration or affirmation is made under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (a) or in connection with the loss of a passport, or (b) fee 17, 22, 23, 25, 34 or 35 is to be taken | 50.00 |
4. Supplying witnesses, for each witness | 20.00 |
5. Initialling alterations in any document not prepared by the consular officer or marking exhibits, for each initialling or marking | 10.00 |
6. Making or verifying (including certifying where necessary) a copy of a document— | |
(a) in typescript or made by photographic process outside the consular premises, for each page | 34.00 |
(b) by photographic process, if the copy is made in the consular premises, for each page (with a minimum charge of £17.50) | 5.00 |
7. Uniting documents and sealing the fastening (except where fee 35 is applicable), or affixing a photograph to a document not prepared by the consular officer and if necessary certifying it (except where fee 17 is applicable) | 20.00 |
8. Obtaining a legalisation or other certification from another authority upon any document in addition to costs, if any | 42.00 |
9. Supplying certified copies of documents forming part of the records of a court which is, or was formerly, established under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts 1890 (b) and 1913 (c) — for every page | 59.00 |
10. Making or verifying (including certifying where necessary) a translation in writing of a document or part of a document, for each 100 words or characters (or part thereof) in the foreign language— | |
(a) from or into Amharic, Chinese, Japanese or Korean (three Japanese Kana being counted as one character when used independently) | 67.00 |
(b) from or into any other language | 42.00 |
| except where fee 25 or 37 is to be taken | |
11. Translating and interpreting viva voce (except where necessary for the performance of official duties)— | |
| for every 15 minutes | 30.00 |
PART II PASSPORTS, VISAS AND KINDRED MATTERS
(a) for applications made by post | |
(i) where the applicant is aged 16 years and over | 66.00 |
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) | 45.00 |
(b) for applications made in person | |
(i) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track service | 91.00 |
(ii) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track service | 80.00 |
(iii) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the fast-track collect service | 103.00 |
(iv) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the fast-track collect service | 90.00 |
(v) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over using the premium service | 108.00 |
(vi) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) using the premium service | 93.00 |
(a) where the applicant is aged 16 years or over | 119.00 |
(b) where the applicant is under 16 years old (for a passport valid for 5 years) | 76.00 |
(a) for applications made by post | 77.00 |
(b) for applications made in person | |
(i) using the fast-track service | 97.00 |
(ii) using the fast-track collect service | 100.50 |
(iii) using the premium service | 114.50 |
| 144.00 | |
14. Issuing a collective passport— | |
(a) for applications made by post in the United Kingdom | 39.00 |
(b) for applications made in person in the United Kingdom | 54.00 |
15. Amending or extending an existing passport where the application is made abroad | 97.50 |
16. —(1) Receiving an application for entry clearance (other than for the United Kingdom or for the Crown Dependencies) | 44.00 |
(2) Preparing or forwarding, or both, any letter, certificate, declaration or other document which may be required by an authority in any country or territory in connection with an application for or the issue or renewal of an entry clearance (for a country or territory for which the consular officer does not himself have authority to issue entry clearance), a residence permit or identity card or forwarding any other certificate or document (except a Home Office travel document and applications for registration and naturalisation) | 59.00 |
(3) Preparing or forwarding, or both, an application for registration or naturalisation to the Home Office | 59.00 |
17. —(1) Issuing and, where required, preparing an Emergency Passport or other document not otherwise provided for in lieu of a passport | 55.50 |
(2) Issuing a Temporary Passport valid for not more than one year | 70.50 |
18. —(1) Receiving, outside the United Kingdom, an application for— | |
(a) a visa for passing through the United Kingdom without entering it | 44.00 |
(b) entry clearance for passing through the United Kingdom | 44.00 |
(c) entry clearance | |
(i) as a visitor, in each case for single, double and multiple entries valid for up to six months from the date of issue | 63.00 |
(ii) for settlement | 500.00 |
(iii) for marriage | 500.00 |
(iv) as a student | 99.00 |
(v) for any purpose other than those listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) and sub-paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) listed above | 200.00 |
(d) a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode | 200.00 |
(2) The fees prescribed in paragraph (1) apply in relation to entry clearance for the Crown Dependencies as they apply in relation to entry clearances for the United Kingdom | |
(3) Receiving in the United Kingdom an application made in the United Kingdom for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode | 135.00 |
19. Renewing a Travel Certificate, a certificate of identity or other travel document on behalf of a Commonwealth country or of a dependency of a Commonwealth country except where fee 21 is to be taken | 59.00 |
20. Renewing a Travel Certificate, a certificate of identity or other travel document on behalf of a dependency of the United Kingdom except where fee 21 is to be taken | 59.00 |
21. Revalidating or renewing a Seaman’s Certificate of Nationality and Identity or a Seaman’s Identity Book in addition to fee 16 where applicable | 59.00 |
PART III BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS
(d) | |
(e) | |
(f) | |
(g) | |
(h) | |
22. Receiving notice of an intended marriage or civil partnership or overseas relationship | 59.00 |
23. (1) Solemnising or attending a marriage under the Foreign Marriage Acts 1892—(d) and 1947 (e) administering oaths to the parties and registering the marriage | 126.00 |
(2) Registration of a civil partnership under the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005 (f) | 126.00 |
24. Issuing in English or in the local language a certificate that no impediment to an intended marriage or civil partnership has been shown to exist | 59.00 |
25. —(1) Transmitting a record of a marriage under the local law to the appropriate Registrar General in accordance with Article 7(1) of the Foreign Marriage Order 1970 (g) , including the provision of any necessary certification | 34.00 |
(2) Transmitting a record of an overseas relationship under the Civil Partnership (Registration Abroad and Certificates) Order 2005 (h) , including the provision of any necessary certification | 34.00 |
26. Issuing a “certificate de coutume” for an intended marriage or intended overseas relationship in accordance with the local law | 59.00 |
27. Registering a birth or death in addition to fee 29 where applicable | 92.00 |
28. Making an addition to or correction in the consular register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships at the request of the parties concerned | 34.00 |
29. Furnishing a certified copy of an entry in the consular register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships in addition to fee 30 or fee 27 where applicable | 59.00 |
PART IV SEARCHES
30. Making a search in— | |
(a) the consular registers of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships where the number or date of entry is not provided | 59.00 |
(b) the records of the Identity and Passport Service where the request originates in the United Kingdom | 14.00 |
(c) any other records or archives of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom | 103.00 |
| in addition to fee 29 where applicable | |
31. Having a search made for, or obtaining copies of, or both, entries in the local registers or records not kept by a consular officer—
| 121.00 |
PART V ESTATES
32. Administering in full or in part, safeguarding, or arranging the transmission of all or part of the personal effects and other estate of a deceased person or proceeds thereof, excepting the wages and personal effects of a seaman and except where the gross current market value is less than £1,000, on the amount of the gross current market value | 2% rounded to the nearest £10.00 |
| but with a fee, where a local lawyer is employed and the matters or things to be done by the consular officer are nominal, of | 76.00 |
PART VI ATTENDANCES
33. Attending (except in connection with commercial enquiries) for each hour or lesser period, including if appropriate the time taken in proceeding from a reasonable point of departure and in returning to a reasonable point— | |
(a) at the consular premises or elsewhere during customary business hours except that where the attendance is for the purpose of supervising an examination and two or more persons are sitting examinations at the same time the fee may be apportioned between them | 121.00 |
(b) at the consular premises or elsewhere outside customary business hours | 121.00 |
| with a maximum in any one period of 24 hours for each consular officer of | 870.00 |
PART VII MATTERS RELATING TO LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
34. Presiding at the taking of evidence under a commission or order from a Court, including any matter or thing done by the consular officer as examiner— | |
(a) for the first two hours or less on the first day | 241.00 |
(b) for each additional hour or less | 121.00 |
35. Providing evidence of service or attempted service in addition to fee 33 or 36 | 121.00 |
36. Providing the services of a consular officer or consular employee— | |
(a) to assist the consular officer in the taking of evidence under a commission or order from a Court, for each such person— | |
| 121.00 |
(b) to effect or endeavour to effect service of a document, for each hour or shorter period elsewhere than at the consular premises— | |
| 121.00 |
| 151.00 |
37. Forwarding a request to a local authority for the taking of evidence or the service of a document, where necessary, certifying the accuracy of a translation accompanying the document | 121.00 |
PART VIII REPATRIATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
38. Arranging the repatriation of a person or a group of persons of the same family and travelling together | 121.00 |
39. Arranging for currency to be made available against the payment of a sterling cheque or against the deposit elsewhere of funds with or to the order of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom in addition to fee 33 where applicable | 61.00 |
PART IX SHIPPING, SEAMEN AND KINDRED MATTERS
(i) | |
40. Granting or considering whether to grant a provisional certificate or registry, whether the owner is a private individual or body corporate | 352.00 |
41. Receiving a return of the birth or death of any person on board a ship and endorsing the agreement with the crew accordingly | 51.00 |
42. Examining or arranging for the examination of provisions or water, payable by the party who proves to be in default in addition to the cost, if any, of survey | 51.00 |
43. Noting a marine protest and furnishing one certified copy if required for every further copy | 42.00 |
44. Extending a marine protest, filing the original and furnishing one certified copy if required— | |
(a) for any number of words up to 200, excluding the declaratory clause | 101.00 |
(b) for every subsequent 100 words or less in addition to fees 1 and 3 where applicable | 42.00 |
45. Making a request, or issuing or arranging for the issue of a document, in connection with a survey of a ship— | |
(a) for the purposes of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS) or of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified by its Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) | 67.00 |
(b) for any other purpose in addition to fee 6 where applicable | 121.00 |
46. Issuing a bill of health | 42.00 |
47. Preparing or signing, or both, any document, whether required by the Merchant Shipping Acts or by the local authorities, relating to the master or the members of the crew of a ship, to their numbers, names or other details, or to their engagement, discharge, desertion or death except where— (a) fee 41 is taken in addition to fee 33, or (b) a death inquiry is held under section 271 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (i) | 67.00 |
48. Signing and, if required, sealing any documents at the request of the master of the ship except where— (a) this is required under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, or (b) fee 47 is taken | 67.00 |
49. Inspecting— | |
(a) a ship’s papers when required to enable a consular officer to do any matter or thing in respect of a ship except where fee 47 is taken in addition to fee 33 | 50.00 |
(b) the marking of a ship, irrespective of the number of visits in addition to fee 33 | 50.00 |
SCHEDULE 2
| Statutory Instruments revoked | References |
|---|---|
| Consular Fees Order 2005 | S.I. 2005/1465 |
| Consular Fees (Civil Partnership) Order 2005 | S.I. 2005/2762 |
| Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2005 | S.I. 2005/3182 |
| Consular Fees (Amendment) Order 2006 | S.I. 2006/1912 |