Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1389
Immigration
The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018
Made
18th December 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38(1) and (3) and 74(8) of the Immigration Act 2014( 1 ). In accordance with section 38(4) of that Act, in specifying the amount of the charge under section 38(3)(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State has (among other matters) had regard to the range of health services which are likely to be available to persons who have been given immigration permission.
In accordance with section 74(2) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order, “the Principal Order” means the Immigration (Health Charge) Order 2015( 2 ).
New article 5A of the Principal Order
2. After article 5 (when a charge must be paid) of the Principal Order insert—
“ Payment in foreign currency
5A. Where a person seeks to pay a charge required under article 3 of this Order in a currency other than sterling (“the foreign currency”), the charge payable in the foreign currency is determined by reference to the Home Office Exchange Rate Policy ( 3 ) applying on the date that the payment is made. ” .
Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Principal Order
3. —(1)Schedule 1 (amount of the charge) to the Principal Order is amended as follows.
(2) In the second column of the Table (annual amount)—
(a) in the entry “application for entry clearance or leave to remain as a student, in accordance with the immigration rules”, for “£150” substitute “£300”;
(b) in the entry “application for entry clearance or leave to remain as the dependant of a student, in accordance with the immigration rules”, for “£150” substitute “£300”;
(c) in the entry “application for entry clearance as a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Temporary Migrant in accordance with the immigration rules”, for “£150” substitute “£300”;
(d) in the entry “all other applications for entry clearance or leave to remain”, for “£200” substitute “£400”.
Transitional provision
4. In relation to an application for entry clearance or leave to remain made before the coming into force of this Order, the Principal Order applies without the amendments made by this Order.
Caroline Nokes
Minister of State
Home Office
18th December 2018
S.I. 2015/792 , amended by S.I. 2016/400 and 2017/420 .
Accessible at http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exchange-rate-policy . Hard copies can be obtained from: Fees and Income Planning Team, 8th Floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon CR0 1XG.