Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 928
IMMIGRATION
NATIONALITY
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
9th September 2024
Laid before Parliament
10th September 2024
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force as follows—
(a) this regulation, regulation 2 and regulation 3 come into force on 9th October 2024 at 9.00 a.m.;
(b) regulation 4 comes into force on 10th October 2024;
(c) regulation 5 comes into force on 8th November 2024;
(d) regulation 6 comes into force on 18th February 2025.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018
2.The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018( 3 ) are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.
Amendments relating to bereaved partners
3. —(1) In Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom), in Table 5 (waivers or reductions in respect of fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom), after entry 5.6.1, insert—
| “ 5.7 | Bereaved partners | |
| 5.7.1 | The official determining an application for entry clearance and indefinite leave to enter under Appendix Bereaved Partner or Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 to the immigration rules ( 4 ) may decide to waive the fee if at the time of making the application the applicant appears to the official to be destitute. | Fee 1.4.4A and 3.1.1 ” . |
(2) In Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom), in Table 9 (exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom), after entry 9.26.2, insert—
| “ 9.27 | Applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a bereaved partner under Appendix Bereaved Partner or Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 | |
| 9.27.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application as a bereaved partner under Appendix Bereaved Partner or Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 to the immigration rules where, at the time of making the application, the applicant appears to the Secretary of State to be destitute. | Fee 8.1.1 ” . |
Amendment relating to VIP Delegate visas
4. In Schedule 1, in Table 4 (exceptions in respect of fees for and in connection with applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom), after entry 4.14.2, insert—
| “ 4.15 | Applications for entry clearance as a VIP Delegate under Appendix VIP Delegate Visa to the immigration rules ( 5 ) | |
| 4.15.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a VIP Delegate under Appendix VIP Delegate Visa to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.5.1 ” . |
Amendments relating to Appendix Family Reunion (Protection) and Appendix Child staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Protection)
5. In Schedule 2, in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of “Article 3 or Refugee Convention application”, in paragraph (d), omit “a dependant of a refugee or person granted humanitarian protection under the immigration rules and is”;
(b) in the definition of “specified human rights application”, after sub-paragraph (c), omit “or” and insert—
“ (ca) Appendix Child staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Protection) to the immigration rules ( 6 ) ; or ” .
Amendment relating to Diplomatic Visa Arrangement Visitor visas
6. In Schedule 1, in Table 4, after entry 4.15.1 (as inserted by regulation 4), insert—
| “ 4.16 | Applications for entry clearance as a Diplomatic Visa Arrangement Visitor under Appendix V:Visitor ( 7 ) to the immigration rules | |
| 4.16.1 | No fee is payable in respect of an application for entry clearance to enter the United Kingdom as a Diplomatic Visa Arrangement Visitor under Appendix V:Visitor to the immigration rules. | Fee 1.1.2 ” . |
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
9th September 2024
We consent
Jeff Smith
Nicholas Dakin
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
4th September 2024
Treasury consent has been obtained pursuant to section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22) .
S.I. 2018/330 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2022/296 , 2023/15 , 349 , 2024/398 .
The immigration rules were laid before Parliament on 23rd May 1994 (HC 395). Appendix Bereaved Partner was added to the UK immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7th December 2023 (HC 246). Appendix Gurkha and Hong Kong military unit veteran discharged before 1 July 1997 was added to the UK immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7th September 2023 (HC 1780).
Appendix VIP Delegate Visa was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 10th September 2024 (HC 217).
Appendix Child staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Protection) was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 9th March 2023 (HC 1160) and substituted by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 10th September 2024 (HC 217).
Appendix V: Visitor was added to the United Kingdom immigration rules by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 22nd October 2020 (HC 813).