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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

Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017 Regulation 1


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).



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;

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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.



“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


(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


(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.



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

Regulation 5

1 Fees for, and in connection with, applications for leave to remain in the

Isle of Man


limited leave to remain in the Isle of Man.


limited leave to remain in the Isle of Man as the dependant of a main

applicant.


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


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


Migrant where a shortage occupation certificate has been issued

for a period of three years or less.

£446


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


of a Tier 1 (General) Migrant.

£1,806


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


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

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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

Regulation 6

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


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



sponsor.

£536



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


sponsor.

£536

8.2.3 Application for a sponsor licence in respect of Tier 5


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.

Explanatory Note Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017

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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.