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Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017 Index
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c IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY (FEES)
REGULATIONS 2017
Index Regulation Page
1 Title ................................................................................................................................... 3
2 Commencement .............................................................................................................. 3
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION 3
3 Interpretation ................................................................................................................... 3
PART 2 - FEES FOR APPLICATIONS, PROCESSES AND SERVICES IN
CONNECTION WITH IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY 7
4 Applications for leave to enter the Isle of Man........................................................... 7
5 Applications for leave to remain in the Isle of Man ................................................... 7
6 Documents and administration .................................................................................... 7
7 Sponsorship ..................................................................................................................... 7
8 Premium services ............................................................................................................ 7
9 Nationality ....................................................................................................................... 8
10 Miscellaneous fees .......................................................................................................... 8
PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS 8
11 Consequence of failing to pay the specified fee ......................................................... 8
12 Payments for in person applications ............................................................................ 8
13 Discretion to waive or reduce fees ............................................................................... 9
14 Revocation ....................................................................................................................... 9
SCHEDULE 1 11
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN 11
SCHEDULE 2 13
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE ISLE OF MAN 13
SCHEDULE 3 19
DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION 19
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SCHEDULE 4 21
SPONSORSHIP 21
SCHEDULE 5 25
PREMIUM SERVICES (IN THE ISLE OF MAN) 25
SCHEDULE 6 27
NATIONALITY 27
SCHEDULE 7 31
MISCELLANEOUS FEES 31
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Statutory Document No. 2017/81
c Immigration Act 2014
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY (FEES)
REGULATIONS 2017
Laid before Tynwald:
Coming into Operation: 6 April 2017
The Governor makes the following Regulations with the consent of Treasury1 under
sections 68(1), (7) to (10), (12) and (13) and 69(1), (2) and (4A) of the Immigration Act
2014 (of Parliament)2 as that Act has effect in the Island3. These Regulations are made
pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 20174.
1 Title
These Regulations are the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017.
2 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 6 April 2017.
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
3 Interpretation
In these Regulations —
“the 1971 Act” means the Immigration Act 1971 (of Parliament)5 as that Act has
effect in the Island6;
“the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981 (of Parliament)7 as that
Act has effect in the Island8;
1 As required by section 69(1) of the Immigration Act 2014 as that Act has effect in the Island. 2 2014 c.22. 3 See Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (SI 2008/680) as amended by the Immigration (Isle of
Man) (Amendment) Order 2015 (SI 2015/1765); there are other amendments to that Order but
none are relevant for the present purposes. 4 SD 2017/80. 5 1971 c. 77. 6 See Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (SI 2008/680) (as amended). 7 1981 c.61.
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“the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (of
Parliament)9 as that Act has effect in the Island10;
“the 2009 Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area)
Regulations 2009 (as amended)11;
“the 2014 Act” means the Immigration Act 2014 (of Parliament)12 as that Act has
effect in the Island13;
“the 2017 Order” means the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 201714;
“application for naturalisation as a British citizen” means an application for
naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) or (2) of the 1981 Act;
“application for registration as a British citizen” means an application for
registration as a British citizen under the 1981 Act;
“biometric information” means information about a person’s external physical
characteristics;
“British citizen” means a person who has that status in accordance with the
provisions of the 1981 Act, or the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act
1997 (of Parliament)15 or the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (of
Parliament)16 or the former Nationality Acts as defined in section 50(1) of
the 1981 Act;
“certificate of registration or naturalisation” means a certificate of registration
or naturalisation as a British citizen issued under the 1981 Act;
“certificate of sponsorship” means an authorisation allocated by or on behalf of
the Governor under the immigration rules to a sponsor and issued to a
person by that sponsor, in respect of an application, or potential
application, for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain in the
Island as a sponsored worker;
“CESC national” means a person who is a national of a state which has ratified
the European Social Charter, agreed by the Council of Europe at Turin on
18th October 196117;
“child” means a person under the age of 18;
“confirmation of acceptance for studies” means an authorisation allocated by
or on behalf of the Governor under the immigration rules to a sponsor
8 Extended to the Isle of Man by section 53 of that Act. 9 2002 c.41. 10 See Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (SI 2008/680) (as amended). 11 SD 2009/0635 as amended by SD 2012/151 and 2016/280. 12 2014 c.22. 13 See Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 2008 (SI 2008/680) (as amended). 14 SD 2017/80. 15 1997 c.20 (extended to the Island by section 3 of that Act). 16 2002 c.8 (extended to the Island by section 8 of that Act). 17 (CETS No. 035).
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and issued to a person by that sponsor, in respect of an application, or
potential application, for entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to
remain in the Island as a student;
“control port” means a port in which a control area is designated under
paragraph 26(3) of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act;
“Convention rights” means the rights identified as Convention rights by
section 1 of the Human Rights Act 200118;
“dependant” in respect of a person means —
(a) the spouse or civil partner of that person;
(b) someone who has been living with that person in a relationship
akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years; or
(c) a child of that person;
“EC Association Agreement with Turkey” means the agreement establishing
an Association between the European Community and Turkey signed at
Ankara on 12th September 196319;
“entry clearance” has the same meaning as provided in section 33(1) of the 1971
Act;
“immigration rules” means the rules made under section 3(2) of the 1971 Act20;
“indefinite leave” has the same meaning as provided in section 33(1) of the
1971 Act;
“leave to enter the Isle of Man” means leave to enter the Island given in
accordance with the provisions of the 1971 Act and the immigration rules
and any subsequent variation of that leave;
“leave to remain in the Isle of Man” means leave to remain in the Island given
in connection with the provisions of the 1971 Act and the immigration
rules and any subsequent variation of that leave;
“limited leave” has the same meaning as provided in section 33(1) of the 1971
Act;
“main applicant” means the person who has made an application or claim in
connection with immigration, as distinct from the person applying as the
dependant of such a person;
“Points-Based System” means those categories set out in Part 6A of the
immigration rules;
“premium services” means optional premium services offered in connection
with immigration or nationality applications;
18 AT 1 of 2001. 19 OJ No c113, 24.12.73, p2. 20 SD 2005/0062 (as amended).
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“process used to take a record of a person’s biometric information” means the
process, or combination of processes to which a person may be required
to submit in order to enable a record to be taken of that person’s
biometric information, where the person is required by regulations made
under section 41 of the 1981 Act or section 126 of the 2002 Act to provide
such information for the purposes of an application or claim in
connection with immigration or nationality;
“settlement” means being ordinarily resident in the Isle of Man without being
subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period for
which an individual may remain;
“shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship” means a certificate of
sponsorship issued in respect of employment in an occupation listed in
the Shortage Occupation List set out in Appendix K to the immigration
rules;
“small or charitable sponsor” means a sponsor with 50 or fewer employees or a
sponsor which is registered as an Isle of Man registered charity in
accordance with the Charities Registration Act 198921;
“sponsor” means a person licensed under the immigration rules to issue
certificates of sponsorship or confirmations of acceptance for studies, or
both;
“sponsor licence” means a licence granted under the immigration rules to a
person who, by virtue of such a licence, is licensed as a sponsor;
“Tier” means the route, provided for in Part 6A of the immigration rules, by
which a person seeking entry clearance, leave to enter the Isle of Man or
leave to remain in the Isle of Man as a Tier 2 Migrant, a Tier 4 Migrant or
a Tier 5 Migrant applies for such entry clearance, leave to enter or leave
to remain;
“Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant”, “Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant”, “Tier
1 (General) Migrant”, “Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant”, “Tier
1 (Investor) Migrant” and “Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant” each
have the same meaning as provided in the immigration rules;
“Tier 2 Migrant”, “Tier 2 (General) Migrant”, “Tier 2 (Intra-Company
Transfer) Long Term Staff Migrant”, “Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer)
Short Term Staff Migrant”, “Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate
Trainee Migrant”, “Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Skills Transfer
Migrant”; “Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant”, and “Tier 2
(Sportsperson) Migrant” each have the same meaning as provided in the
immigration rules;
“Tier 4 Migrant” has the same meaning as provided in the immigration rules;
21 AT 11 of 1989.
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“Tier 5 Migrant”, “Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant”, and “Tier 5 (Youth
Mobility) Temporary Migrant”, each have the same meaning as
provided in the immigration rules; and
“transfer of conditions” means the fixing of a stamp, sticker or other
attachment on a passport or other document issued to an applicant
which indicates that a person has been granted leave to enter the Isle of
Man or leave to remain in the Isle of Man.
PART 2 - FEES FOR APPLICATIONS, PROCESSES AND
SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY
4 Applications for leave to enter the Isle of Man
Schedule 1 has effect to specify —
(a) the amount of the fees for specified applications for leave to enter
the Isle of Man and variation of leave to enter the Isle of Man for
the purposes of article 5 of the 2017 Order; and
(b) exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees referred to in sub-
paragraph (a).
5 Applications for leave to remain in the Isle of Man
Schedule 2 has effect to specify —
(a) the amount of fees for specified applications for leave to remain in
the Isle of Man for the purposes of article 5 of the 2017 Order; and
(b) exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees referred to in sub-
paragraph (a) above and the circumstances in which such fees
may be reduced.
6 Documents and administration
Schedule 3 has effect to specify the amount of fees for specified applications and
requests for the purposes of article 6 of the 2017 Order.
7 Sponsorship
Schedule 4 has effect to specify the amount of the fees for specified applications,
processes and services for sponsors in relation to sponsorship for the purposes
of article 7 of the 2017 Order.
8 Premium services
Schedule 5 has effect to specify the amount of fees for specified premium
services offered in the Isle of Man for the purposes of article 8 of the 2017 Order.
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9 Nationality
Schedule 6 has effect to specify –
(a) the amount of fees for —
(i) specified applications, processes and services in connection
with nationality for the purposes of article 9 of the 2017
Order; and
(ii) specified applications for certain documents, specified
applications for the review of certain applications, or the
process of taking a record of an applicant’s biometric
information for the purposes of article 6 of the 2017 Order;
and
(b) circumstances in which such fee for arrangement of a citizenship
ceremony must be refunded.
10 Miscellaneous fees
Schedule 7 has effect to specify —
(a) the amount of fees for the administration of the Life in the UK and
Islands test, for the purpose of fee 2.2.1 in the table in article 6 of
the 2017 Order; and
(b) the fee to purchase an information booklet for the purpose of fee
2.1.10 in the table in article 6 of the 2017 Order.
PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS
11 Consequence of failing to pay the specified fee
Where these Regulations specify a fee which must accompany an application for
the purposes of the 2017 Order, the application is not validly made unless it is
accompanied by that fee.
12 Payments for in person applications
(1) Where —
(a) an application is made in person; and
(b) the applicant pays the fee in relation to such an application prior
to the date that application is made;
the fee payable is that in relation to the relevant application on the date
of payment.
(2) In this regulation, the date of payment means the date on which the
payment is made by the applicant, unless it is made by post, in which
case it means the date that the payment is posted.
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13 Discretion to waive or reduce fees
The Governor may waive the payment of a fee or reduce the amount of the fee
in respect of any application, service or process in these Regulations where the
Governor considers it is appropriate to do so in the particular circumstances of
the case.
14 Revocation
The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 201622 are revoked.
MADE
RICHARD GOZNEY
Governor
22 SD 2016/0064.
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SCHEDULE 1
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO ENTER THE ISLE OF MAN
Regulation 4
1 Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to enter the Isle
of Man
(1) Table 1 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for
leave to enter the Isle of Man.
(2) Table 2 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees
specified in Table 1.
(3) Paragraph 2 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect
of an application for leave to enter the Isle of Man by a dependant of a
main applicant.
Table 1 (Fees for applications for leave to enter the Isle of Man)
Number
of fee
Type of Application Amount
of fee
1.1 Fees for certain applications for leave to enter the Isle of
Man
1.1.1 Application for leave to enter for the purposes of joining a
ship or aircraft as a member of the crew of that ship or
aircraft.
£62
1.1.2 Application for leave to enter the Isle of Man with a grant of
temporary admission or temporary release under paragraph
21 or 22 of Schedule 2 to the 1971 Act (made by a person
physically present in the Isle of Man but liable to
immigration detention).
£993
1.2 General fee for application for leave to enter the Isle of
Man
1.2.1 Application for leave to enter on a route to settlement in the
Isle of Man where the fee is not specified elsewhere in these
Regulations.
£1,464
1.2.2 Application for leave to enter the Isle of Man where the fee
is not specified elsewhere in these Regulations.
£496
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Table 2 (Exceptions in respect of fees for leave to enter the Isle of Man)
Number a
of the
exception
Description of the exception Fees to
which
exception
applies
2.1 Applications for limited leave to enter the Isle of Man
(by applicants physically present in the Isle of Man on
temporary admission or temporary release) to allow
recourse to public funds in certain circumstances
2.1.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application for variation
of conditions attached to a grant of limited leave to enter
the Isle of Man, in order to be permitted access to public
funds by a person who has been granted leave —
(a) under —
(i) paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) of the immigration rules;
(ii) paragraph D-LTRP.1.2 of Appendix FM to the
immigration rules; or
(iii) paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2 of Appendix FM to the
immigration rules;
(b) outside the immigration rules in accordance with
paragraph GEN.1.10 and GEN.1.11 of Appendix FM to the
immigration rules.
Fee 1.1.2
2.2 Applications for limited leave to enter the Isle of Man
(by applicants physically present in the Isle of Man on
temporary admission or temporary release) where to
require payment of the fee would be incompatible with
the applicant’s Convention rights.
2.2.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application for limited
leave to enter the Isle of Man made by an applicant
physically present in Isle of Man, on temporary admission
or temporary release, where to require payment of the fee
would be incompatible with the applicant’s Convention
rights.
Fee 1.1.2
2. Applications by dependants
Subject to the exception set out in Table 2, the fee for an application for leave to
enter the Isle of Man made by the dependant of a main applicant (whether or
not that application is made at the same time as that of the main applicant) is
the fee specified in Table 1 in respect of the main applicant’s application.
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SCHEDULE 2
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN IN THE ISLE OF MAN
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1 Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the
Isle of Man
(1) Table 3 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for
limited leave to remain in the Isle of Man.
(2) Table 4 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for
limited leave to remain in the Isle of Man as the dependant of a main
applicant.
(3) Table 5 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications for
indefinite leave to remain in the Isle of Man.
(4) Table 6 provides for exceptions to the requirement to pay the fees
specified in Tables 3, 4 and 5.
(5) Paragraph 2 makes provision for the amount of fees to be paid in respect
of an application for leave to remain in the Isle of Man by a dependant of
a main applicant, in cases where Table 4 does not apply.
(6) The fees specified in Table 3 are subject to paragraph 3 (Applications by
CESC nationals), and the fees specified in Tables 3, 4 and 5 are subject to
paragraph 4 (Multiple applications for leave to remain in the Isle of
Man).
Table 3 (Fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the Isle of Man and
connected applications)
Number
of fee
Type of application Amount
of fee
3.1 General fee for applications for limited leave to remain in the
Isle of Man
3.1.1 Application for limited leave to remain where the fee is not
specified elsewhere in these Regulations.
£993
3.1.2 Leave to remain as a visitor. £993
3.2 Fees for and in connection with applications for limited leave
to remain in the Isle of Man under the Points-Based System
3.2.1 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Exceptional £585
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Talent) Migrant.
3.2.2 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1
(Entrepreneur) Migrant.
£1,228
3.2.3 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Graduate
Entrepreneur) Migrant.
£474
3.2.4 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Investor)
Migrant.
£1,561
3.2.5 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General)
Migrant, a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff
Migrant, a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant, or a Tier 2 (Minister of
Religion) Migrant where a certificate of sponsorship has been
issued for a period of three years or less, and where fee 3.2.7
does not apply.
£677
3.2.6 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General)
Migrant, a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Long Term Staff
Migrant, where a certificate of sponsorship has been issued for a
period of more than three years, and where fee 3.2.8 does not
apply.
£1,354
3.2.7 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General)
Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate has been issued
for a period of three years or less.
£446
3.2.8 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General)
Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship
has been issued for a period of more than three years.
£892
3.2.9 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra-
Company Transfer) Short Term Staff Migrant or a Tier 2 (Intra-
Company Transfer) Graduate Trainee Migrant
£463
3.2.10 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 4 Migrant. £457
3.2.11 Application for limited leave to remain as a Tier 5 (Temporary
Worker) Migrant.
£235
3.3 Fees for other applications for limited leave to remain in the
Isle of Man
3.3.1 Application for limited leave to remain as a representative of an
overseas business under Part 5 of the immigration rules.
£677
3.3.2 Application for limited leave to remain as a retired person of £1,874
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Table 4 (Fees for specified applications for limited leave to remain in the Isle
of Man as a dependant)
Number
of fee
Type of application for leave to remain Amount
of fee
4.1 Specified fees for applications for leave to remain in the
Isle of Man as the dependant of a main applicant
4.1.1 Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant
of a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant.
£585
4.1.2 Application for limited leave to remain as the dependent
of a Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant.
£570
4.1.3 Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant
of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.
£1,806
4.1.4 Application for limited leave to remain as the dependant
of a Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) Skills Transfer
Migrant.
£463
4.1.5 Application for leave to remain as the dependant of a
student granted leave under paragraphs 76 to 81 of the
immigration rules.
£328
Table 5 (Fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the Isle of
Man)
Number
of fee
Type of application Amount
of fee
5.1 General fee for applications for indefinite leave to
remain in the Isle of Man
5.1.1 Application for indefinite leave to remain. £2,297
Table 6 (Exceptions in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection
with, leave to remain in the Isle of Man)
Number
of the
exception
Description of the exception Fees to
which
exception
applies
6.1 Applications for leave to remain as a victim of domestic
independent means under Part 7 of the immigration rules.
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violence under paragraph 289A or Appendix FM
6.1.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application as a victim of
domestic violence under paragraph 289A of, or Appendix
FM to, the immigration rules, where at the time of making
the application the applicant appears to the Governor to be
destitute.
Fee 5.1.1
6.2 Specified Human Rights Applications where to require
payment of the fee would be incompatible with the
applicant’s Convention rights.
6.2.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application for
limited leave to remain in the Isle of Man
under —
(a) paragraph 276ADE(1) of the
immigration rules;
(b) section R-LTRP.1.1(a), (b) and (d) of
Appendix FM to the immigration
rules;
(c) section R-LTRPT.1.1(a), (b) and (d) of
Appendix FM to the immigration
rules; or
(d) any other application in which the
applicant relies solely or primarily on
a claim that to remove a person from
the Isle of Man or to require an
applicant to leave the Isle of Man
would be unlawful under section 6 of
the Human Rights Act 200123 ,
where to require payment of the fee would
be incompatible with the applicant’s
Convention rights.
Fee 3.1.1
6.3 Short term variation of leave to remain
6.3.1 No fee is payable in respect of any application made to an
immigration officer on arrival at a port of entry in the Isle
of Man in respect of a person seeking variation of leave to
remain in the Isle of Man for a period of up to 6 months.
Fees
3.2.10,
3.2.11,
3.3.1,
3.3.2
6.4 Applications under the EC Association Agreement with
Turkey
23 AT 1 of 2001
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6.4.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application made under
the terms of the EC Association Agreement with Turkey.
All fees
in Tables
3, 4 and
5.
6.5 Application for variation for limited leave to remain in
the Isle of Man to allow recourse to public funds in
certain circumstances
6.5.1 No fee is payable in respect of an application for variation
of the conditions attached to a grant of limited leave to
remain in the Isle of Man, in order to be permitted access
to public funds, by a person who has been granted such
leave —
(a) under —
(i) paragraph 276BE(1) or (2) of the immigration rules;
(ii) paragraph 276DG of the immigration rules;
(iii) Paragraph D-LTRP.1.2 of Appendix FM to the
immigration rules;
(iv) paragraph D-LTRPT.1.2 of Appendix FM to the
immigration rules; or
(iv) paragraph D-ITRP.1.2 and D.ILRPT.1.3 of
Appendix FM to the immigration rules; or
(b) outside the immigration rules in accordance with
paragraph GEN.1.10 and GEN.1.11 of Appendix FM to the
immigration rules.
Fee 3.1.1
2 Applications by dependants
Except in relation to applications for which a fee is specified in Table 4, and
subject to the exceptions set out in Table 6, the fee for an application for leave to
remain made by the dependant of a main applicant is the fee specified in Table 3
or 5 (as the case may be) in respect of the main applicant’s application.
3 Reduction in fees for certain applications made by CESC Nationals
(1) Where an application for leave to remain in the Isle of Man of a kind set
out in sub-paragraph (2) is made by a CESC national, and the applicant is
the main applicant, the fee set out in Table 3 is reduced by £55.
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(2) An application is of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if it is an
application for leave to remain in the Isle of Man as —
(a) a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant;
(b) a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Migrant;
(c) a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Migrant;
(d) a Tier 2 Migrant; or
(e) a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Migrant.
4 Multiple Applications for leave to remain in the Isle of Man
(1) This sub-paragraph applies if-
(a) an application for leave to remain in the Isle of Man (the “first
application”) is made in respect of a person on or after the day
that these Regulations come into force; but
(b) before the first application is determined, at least one additional
application is submitted, whether any of those additional
applications purports to vary the first application or otherwise.
(2) If sub- paragraph (1) applies, the Governor retains the higher or highest
of the fees paid in respect of the applications described in paragraph 1.
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SCHEDULE 3
DOCUMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
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Fees for documents
Table 7 specifies the amount of the fees for the specified applications and
requests for and in connection with documents relating to immigration or
nationality.
Table 7 (Fees for transfer of conditions, letters or documents confirming
immigration or nationality status, copy documents and processing invalid
applications or claims)
Number
of fee
Type of application Amount
of fee
7.1 Fees for applications for a transfer of conditions
7.1.1 Application for a transfer of conditions where the
application is made within the Isle of Man and the
applicant has limited leave.
£168
7.1.2 Application for a transfer of conditions where the
application is made within the Isle of Man and the
applicant has indefinite leave.
£237
7.2 Fee for applications for documents referred to in the
2009 Regulations
7.2.1 Application for a registration certificate, a residence card,
a document certifying permanent residence, a permanent
residence card, letter or stamp, a derivative residence
card, letter or stamp or any other letter, stamp or
document issued pursuant to the 2009 Regulations.
£65
7.3 Fees for applications for a letter or document confirming
a person’s identity and immigration or nationality
status.
7.3.1 Application for a letter or document (not a passport) not
provided for elsewhere in Table 7, confirming the
applicant’s identity and providing evidence of
immigration or nationality status, or setting out any
conditions attendant upon such status, or confirming that
the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has
indefinite leave to enter or remain in the Isle of Man.
£237
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7.3.2 Application for a letter or document (not a passport) not
provided for elsewhere in Table 7, confirming the
applicant’s identity and providing evidence of
immigration or nationality status, or setting out any
conditions attendant upon such status, or confirming that
the person is not a British citizen, and the applicant has
limited leave to enter or remain in the Isle of Man.
£168
7.3.3 Application for a replacement, copy or amended version
of a letter or document (not a passport), not provided for
elsewhere in Table 7 confirming the applicant’s identity
and providing evidence of immigration or nationality
status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such
status, or confirming that the person is not a British
citizen, and the applicant has limited leave to enter or
remain in the Isle of Man.
£223
7.3.4 Application for a replacement, copy or amended version
of a letter or document (not a passport), not provided for
elsewhere in Table 7 confirming the applicant’s identity
and providing evidence of immigration or nationality
status, or setting out any conditions attendant on such
status, or confirming that the person is not a British
citizen, and the applicant has indefinite leave to enter or
remain in the Isle of Man.
£308
7.4 Fee for processing an application or claim which is later
rejected as invalid.
7.4.1 Processing an application or claim which is rejected as
invalid prior to a decision being issued.
£25
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SCHEDULE 4
SPONSORSHIP
Regulation 7
1 Fees for applications for sponsor licences, certificates of sponsorship
and confirmations of acceptance for studies.
Table 8 specifies the amount of fees for the specified applications for sponsor
licences, for the issuing of certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of
acceptance for studies and for purposes in connection with sponsorship.
Table 8 (Fees in relation to sponsor licences, certificates of sponsorship,
confirmation of acceptance for studies and processes relating to sponsor licences)
Number
of fee
Type of application, service or process Amount
of fee
8.1 Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the
applicant is not a small or charitable sponsor
8.1.1 Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2
Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable
sponsor.
£1,476
8.1.2 Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 4
Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable
sponsor.
£536
8.1.3 Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5
Migrants where the applicant is not a small or charitable
sponsor.
£536
8.1.4 Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and
Tier 4 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or
charitable sponsor.
£1,476
8.1.5 Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 and
Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or
charitable sponsor.
£1,476
8.1.6 Application for sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2, Tier 4
and Tier 5 Migrants where the applicant is not a small or
charitable sponsor.
£1,476
8.2 Fees for applications for sponsor licences where the
applicant is a small or charitable sponsor
8.2.1 Application for a sponsor licence in respect of Tier 2 £536
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Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable
sponsor.
8.2.2 Application for a sponsor licence in respect of Tier 4
Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable
sponsor.
£536
8.2.3 Application for a sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5
Migrants where the applicant is a small or charitable
sponsor.
£536
8.3 Fees for the process of issuing certificates of sponsorship
and confirmations of acceptance for studies
8.3.1 The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an
application or potential application for leave to enter the
Isle of Man or leave to remain in the Isle of Man as a Tier 2
Migrant where the application is not made in respect of a
CESC national (in which case no fee is payable).
£199
8.3.2 The issuing of a confirmation of acceptance for studies in
respect of an application or potential application for leave
to enter the Isle of Man or leave to remain in the Isle of
Man as a Tier 4 Migrant.
£21
8.3.3 The issuing of a certificate of sponsorship in respect of an
application or potential application for leave to enter the
Isle of Man or leave to remain in the Isle of Man as a Tier 5
(Temporary Worker) Migrant where the application is not
made in respect of a CESC national (in which case no fee is
payable).
£21
8.4 Fee for processes relating to sponsor licences
8.4.1 Application for a Tier 4 Sponsor compliance assessment. £536
8.4.2 The issuing to a sponsor, on request, of an action plan with
which a sponsor must comply in order to achieve or retain
a particular status, or to remain on the register of licensed
sponsors.
£1,476
2 Fees for other applications in connection with sponsorship
(1) Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies to add
an additional Tier or additional Tiers to that licence, the fee payable is the
sum equivalent to the difference (if any) between the fee already paid for
the licence, and the highest fee chargeable in respect of a licence for any
of the additional Tiers applied for.
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(2) If the fee already paid is equal to or greater than that chargeable in
respect of a licence for each additional Tier applied for, no further fee is
payable.
(3) Where a person holding an existing valid sponsor licence applies for a
separate licence, the fee payable is the full fee chargeable in respect of a
licence for the relevant Tier.
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SCHEDULE 5
PREMIUM SERVICES (IN THE ISLE OF MAN)
Regulation 8
Fees for the provision of certain premium services in the Isle of Man, including the
expedition of immigration or nationality applications.
Table 9 specifies the amount of the fees for the provision of the specified premium
services in the Isle of Man.
Table 9 (Premium Services)
Number
of fee
Description of application, request or service provided Amount
of fee
9.1 Fee for expediting immigration and nationality
applications
9.1.1 The expedited processing of an immigration or nationality
application (or any part of such an application) (including
the expedited arrangement of a citizenship ceremony)
where the application is made in the Isle of Man.
£459
9.1.2 The expedited return of documents to the applicant of
documents where these have been provided by the
applicant in the course of making an application or claim
in connection with immigration or nationality.
£55
9.1.3 The expedited arrangement of any test which a person is
required to take for the purposes of an application or claim
in connection with immigration or nationality.
£250
9.2 Fee for the provision of any premium service at the Isle
of Man border
9.2.1 The provision of an immigration officer to deliver any
premium service provided at a control port in the Isle of
Man.
£53.08
per hour
per
officer.
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SCHEDULE 6
NATIONALITY
Regulation 9
1 Fees for applications relating to nationality
Tables 10 and 11 specify the amount of fees for the specified applications,
processes and services relating to nationality.
Table 10 (Fees for applications relating to nationality)
Number
of fee
Type of application Amount of
fee
10.1 Fees for applications for naturalisation
10.1.1 Application for naturalisation as a British citizen under the
1981 Act.
£1,202
10.2 Fees for applications for registration where the applicant
is an adult
10.2.1 Application for registration as a British citizen under the
1981 Act, where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time
the application is made.
£1,083
10.3 Fees for applications for registration where the applicant
is a child
10.3.1 Application for registration as a British citizen under the
1981 Act where the person in respect of whom an
application is made is a child at the time the application is
made.
£973
Table 11 (Fees for applications, processes and services in connection with
nationality)
Number
of fee
Type of application, process or service Amount
of fee
11.1 Fees for applications in connection with nationality
11.1.1 Application for the amendment of a certificate of registration
or naturalisation other than where the amendment is
required to rectify an error made by the Governor.
£234
11.2 Fees for processes in connection with nationality
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11.2.1 Application for the review of an application for a certificate
of registration or naturalisation which has been refused by
the Governor.
£321
11.2.2 The process used to take a record of a person’s biometric
information for the purposes of an application for
registration or naturalisation.
£19.20
11.3 Fees for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies
11.3.1 The arrangement of a citizenship ceremony (including the
administration of a citizenship oath and pledge at the
ceremony).
£80
11.4 Fees for services in connection with nationality
11.4.1 Registration of a declaration of renunciation of British
citizenship under section 12 of the 1981 Act.
£321
11.4.2 The supply of a certified copy of a notice, certificate, order,
declaration or entry given, granted or made under the 1981
Act or any of the former nationality acts (within the meaning
of section 50(1) of the 1981 Act).
£234
2 Responsibility for paying the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship
ceremony
(1) The specified fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is fee
11.3.1 in Table 11 and is payable by the person who is required by section
42 of the 1981 Act to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship
ceremony.
(2) Where the fee for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony is not paid
in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the Governor may not consider
the related application for registration or naturalisation made by the
person responsible for paying that fee.
3 Refunds of fees for the arrangement of a citizenship ceremony where
an application is refused or the requirement to attend the ceremony is
disapplied.
Where the fee specified in 11.3.1 in Table 11 for the arrangement of a citizenship
ceremony is paid in accordance with paragraph 2 it must be refunded where —
(a) the Governor refuses to arrange the citizenship ceremony; or
(b) the Governor decides that the registration is to be effected or the
certificate of naturalisation is to be granted, but disapplies the
requirement to make a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship
ceremony because of the special circumstances of the case.
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4 Date of application
In this Schedule, subject to regulation 11 of the Regulations, an application is
“made” on the date on which it is received by the Governor or by any person
authorised by the Governor to receive nationality applications.
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SCHEDULE 7
MISCELLANEOUS FEES
Regulation 10
1 Fees in relation to the Life in the UK and Islands Test referred to in
Appendix KoLL to the immigration rules and regulation 5A of the
British Nationality (General) Regulations 200324
(1) A fee of £75 is payable for the administration of the Life in the UK and
Islands Test by an educational establishment or other person approved
for this purpose by the Governor.
(2) A fee of £2.50 is payable to purchase a copy of the information booklet
called “Life in the Isle of Man: a supplement to the Life in the United
Kingdom – guide to new residents”.
24 SI 2003/548; regulation 5A was inserted by SI 2004/1726 and substituted by SI 2005/2785 and SI
2013/2541.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations which revoke and replace the Immigration and Nationality (Fees)
Regulations 2016 (SD 2016/64), specify fees relating to immigration, nationality and
associated functions. They are made further to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees)
Order 2017 (SD 2017/80), which sets out the functions in connection with nationality
and immigration for which the Governor may charge a fee, and the maximum amount
that can be charged for each of those functions.
These Regulations specify fees relating to applications for leave to enter the Isle of Man
and for limited and indefinite leave to remain in the Isle of Man. They specify fees for
applications for documents relating to immigration, including for a transfer of
conditions and documents issued pursuant to the Immigration (European Economic
Area) Regulations 2009 (as amended).
These Regulations also include fees for applications for leave to remain under the
Points-Based System set out in the immigration rules and for applications for sponsor
licences, certificates of sponsorship and confirmations of acceptance for studies. They
also specify fees for premium services such as the expediting of immigration or
nationality applications.
Further, these Regulations specify fees for applications, services and process in
connection with nationality.