Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2021.

(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) Articles 2(2)(b), (3) and (4) and 3(3) come into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which this Order is made.

(4) The amendments made by this Order have the same extent as the provisions that are amended.

Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016

2. —(1)The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016( 2 ) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 2—

(a) in the definition of “premium services” omit “applications”;

(b) in the definition of “transfer of conditions”, for the words from “the fixing” to “passport” substitute “an addition to a passport,”.

(3) In article 6, in Table 3, in the row beginning “3.2.2”, in the second column, after “information” insert “or reusing that recorded information”.

(4) In article 9, in Table 6, in the row beginning “6.11”, in the second column, for “in addition to those (if any) required to provide a basic service” substitute “, other than immigration officers or facilities needed to provide a basic service”.

Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018

3. —(1)The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018( 3 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, after the definition of “Points-Based System” insert—

“ “premium services” means optional premium services in connection with immigration or nationality; ” .

(3) In Schedule 3, in paragraph 1, in the definition of “transfer of conditions”, for the words from “the fixing” to “passport” substitute “an addition to a passport,”.

(4) In Schedule 4, in paragraph 1, in the definition of “premium services for sponsors”, for “optional premium customer services” substitute “premium services”.