Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 763
IMMIGRATION
NATIONALITY
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
26th June 2025
Laid before Parliament
1st July 2025
Coming into force
22nd July 2025
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 22nd July 2025.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018
2.—(1) In the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018(3), Schedule 8 (nationality) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2(5), after “19.3.1” insert “, 19.3.1A”.
(3) In Table 19 (fees for applications relating to nationality)—
(a)after entry 19.2.1, insert—
| “19.2.1A | Application for registration as a British citizen under section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens) (4), where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made. | £723”; |
(b)after entry 19.3.1, insert—
| “19.3.1A | Application for registration as a British citizen under section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens), where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child at the time the application is made. | £607”. |
(4) In Table 20A (exceptions in respect of fees for registration and for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and oaths), in entry 20A.3.1—
(a)in the second column, after “1981 Act” insert “, section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens),”;
(b)in the third column, after “19.3.1,” insert “19.3.1A and”.
(5) In paragraph 8 (waiver on grounds of unaffordability)—
(a)in the heading, after “19.3.1” insert “, 19.3.1A”;
(b)after “19.3.1” insert “, 19.3.1A”.
We consent
Jeff Smith
Taiwo Owatemi
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
26th June 2025
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
26th June 2025
Home Office
2014 c. 22. Treasury consent has been obtained pursuant to section 69(1).
S.I. 2016/177, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2018/330, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/294, 2021/1035 and 2022/296, 581 and 602.
Regulation 2 of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 provides that “the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61). Section 4AA of that Act was inserted by section 1 of the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 (c. 19).