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Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 252

IMMIGRATION

NATIONALITY

The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026

Made

9th March 2026

Coming into force

10th March 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order, with the consent of the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (6)(a) and 69(2) of the Immigration Act 2014(1).

In accordance with section 74(2)(j) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(4) This article, article 2(2), (3) and (4), and article 2(1) in so far as it relates to article 2(2), (3) and (4), also extend to the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey.

Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016

1. —(1) The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 4, in Table 1, in row 1.3, for “£250” substitute “£253”.

(3) In article 5, in Table 2, in rows 2.4 and 2.6, for “£3,600” substitute “£3,635”.

(4) In article 5B(2), for “£16” substitute “£20”.

(5) In article 6, in Table 3—

(a) in row 3.1.4A, for “£16” substitute “£20”;

(b) in row 3.2.3, for “£482” substitute “£513”.

(6) In article 10, in Table 7—

(a) in row 7.1, for “£1,605” substitute “£1,709”;

(b) in row 7.2, for “£1,500” substitute “£1,540”;

(c) in row 7.3, for “£482” substitute “£513”;

(d) in rows 7.4, 7.8 and 7.9, for “£428” substitute “£456”;

(e) in row 7.7, for “£589” substitute “£627”.

Mike Tapp

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office

9th March 2026

Taiwo Owatemi

Gen Kitchen

Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury

9th March 2026

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/770) (“ the 2016 Order ”).

The 2016 Order provides for fees to be charged for the exercise of various functions in connection with immigration and nationality. It specifies whether the fees charged are to be of fixed amounts of calculated in some other way and also specifies the maximum amount and maximum rates for these fees. The actual amounts and rates that are charged for the exercise of these functions are set by regulations under section 68(7) of the Immigration Act 2014. The current regulations under that section are the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/330).

This Order increases the maximum amounts chargeable for the exercise of a number of functions specified in the 2016 Order.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this Order will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available alongside this Order on www.legislation.gov.uk and from the Home Office, Fees and Income Planning Team, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF.

(1) 2014 c. 22. The consent of the Treasury has been obtained in accordance with section 69 of the Act.

(2) S.I. 2016/177; amended by S.I. 2023/977 and 2025/282. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

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