The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-07-21)

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330), which set fees for the exercise of various functions in connection with immigration and nationality.

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

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 68(1), (7) and (10) of the Immigration Act 2014(1 (\"#f00001\")). These Regulations are made further to provision in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016(2 (\"#f00002\")).

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 (\"#f00003\")), 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—

“19.2.1AApplication for registration as a British citizen under section 4AA of the 1981 Act (Irish citizens) (4 (\"#f00004\")), where the applicant is aged 18 or over at the time the application is made. £723”;

(b)after entry 19.3.1, insert—

“19.3.1AApplication 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

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/330\")), which set fees for the exercise of various functions in connection with immigration and nationality.

Regulation 2 amends Schedule 8 (nationality) to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018.

Regulation 2(2) amends paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 8, reflecting the amendment, made by regulation 2(5) of these Regulations, to paragraph 8 of Schedule 8.

Regulation 2(3) inserts, in Table 19 (fees for applications relating to nationality), a fee for an application for registration as a British citizen under section 4AA of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61\") by an applicant aged 18 or over and a fee for the same application in respect of person who is a child at the time the application is made.

Regulation 2(4) inserts a reference to the fee for an application in respect of a child in entry 20A.3.1 in Table 20A (exceptions in respect of fees for registration and for services in connection with citizenship ceremonies and oaths). Entry 20A.3.1 provides that no fee is payable for applications to which it applies where the person in respect of whom the application is made is a child who is looked after by the local authority (or looked after outside the United Kingdom under equivalent arrangements).

Regulation 2(5) inserts a reference to the fee for an application in respect of a child in paragraph 8 (waiver on grounds of unaffordability). Paragraph 8 provides that the Secretary of State may waive the fees to which the paragraph applies in a case where the Secretary of State considers that the fee is not affordable.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

(1)

2014 c. 22 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/22\"). Treasury consent has been obtained pursuant to section 69(1).

(2)

S.I. 2016/177 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/177\"), to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2018/330 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/330\"), relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2020/294 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/294\"), 2021/1035 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2021/1035\") and 2022/296 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/296\"), 581 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/581\") and 602 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/602\").

(4)

Regulation 2 of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 provides that “the 1981 Act” means the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1981/61\"). Section 4AA of that Act was inserted by section 1 of the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 (c. 19) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2024/19\").