Changes to immigration and nationality fees

Minister for Security and Immigration, James Brokenshire, has today announced some changes to immigration fees.

The fee changes come into effect from October.

You can access the Home Office's updated Immigration and Nationality Fees document here.

Among the changes, a new £80 fee for the process of 'administrative review' has been introduced. The explanatory notes of the Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 states that this is for a review on request of a decision in connection with immigration, in circumstances where the applicant has no right of appeal in relation to the decision.

James Brokenshire full statement to the Commons was as follows:

I am today announcing some changes to fees for immigration and nationality applications made to the Home Office. The government reviews these fees on a regular basis and makes appropriate changes as necessary. The amended regulations are for fees set at or below the cost of processing the relevant applications.

We are making some targeted amendments to support the implementation of provisions in the Immigration Act 2014, including expanding the list of application routes required to pay a fee for the enrolment of biometrics. We are also taking the opportunity to amend one other fee to support economic growth.

Further details of the changes are provided in the Explanatory Memorandum for the regulations. The government intends to bring most of these amendments into force from 1 October, though some of the new fees will come into effect later in the year to align with changes to processes.