Immigration Fee Regulations Adjustment for Immigration Salary List

Policy effect

Fee rates formerly associated with the Shortage Occupation List were updated and transitioned to apply only to the new Immigration Salary List (ISL).

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Fee rates formerly associated with the Shortage Occupation List were updated and transitioned to apply only to the new Immigration Salary List (ISL).

Official source excerpt

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… means the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018(4). Amendment of the principal Regulations 2. The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 12. Amendments relating to Appendix Immigration Salary List 3.—(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation)— (a)after the definition of “immigration rules” insert— ““immigration salary list certificate of sponsorship” means a certificate of sponsorship issued in respect of employment in an occupation listed in the Immigration Salary List in Appendix Immigration Salary List to the immigration rules;”; (b)omit the definition of “shortage occupation certificate of sponsorship”. (2) In Schedule 1 (applications for entry clearance to enter, and leave to enter, the United Kingdom), in Table 1 (fees for applications for entry clearance to enter or leave to enter the United Kingdom), in 1.3.6C and 1.3.6D, for “shortage occupation”, in each place it occurs, substitute “immigration salary list”; (3) In Schedule 2 (applications for leave to remain in the United Kingdom), in Table 6 (fees for applications for limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom and connected applications), in 6.2.6C and 6.2.6D, for “shortage occupation …

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