Hong Kong BNO Fee Waiver and Administrative Fee Restructuring
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Introduced fee exception provisions for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders facing destitution or extreme poverty, enabling waivers for change-of-condition applications to lift No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) restrictions.
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: Introduced fee exception provisions for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders facing destitution or extreme poverty, enabling waivers for change-of-condition applications to lift No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) restrictions.
Official source excerpt
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. £250 ” (4) In Table 9 (exceptions and waivers in respect of fees for applications for, or in connection with, leave to remain in the United Kingdom)— (a) in 9.9 in the row below the heading— (i) in the second column— (aa) in the words before paragraph (a), after “a condition of no recourse” insert “or access”; (bb) omit the “or” after paragraph (a)(v); (cc) after paragraph (a)(vi) insert— “ or (vii) Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the immigration rules; ” ; (ii) in the third column for “Fee 6.1.1” substitute “Fees 6.1.1, 6.2C.1, 6.2C.2”; (b) in 9.11.1 in the second column for … reduction of that fee where the applicant is a national of a State which has ratified the European Social Charter agreed by the Council of Europe at Turin on 18th October 1961 (CETS No. 035). Fees for applications by dependants are provided for by existing paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2018 Regulations. Regulation 5(4)(a) provides a new exception from the fees which would otherwise apply in respect of an application to vary the conditions attached to a grant of limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Appendix Hong Kong British National (Overseas) to the United Kingdom immigration rules …
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- 2021-04-06Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1248)
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- 2021-06-10EU Settlement Scheme: Revised COVID-19 Continuous Residence Guidance & Concessions
- 2021-06-16Common Travel Area Enforcement Update
- 2021-07-01Amendment to British Nationality Act regarding Appendix EU
- 2021-07-01Mandatory Digital Right to Work Checks Framework for EEA/Swiss Nationals
- 2021-07-01Mandatory Right to Rent Verification Framework for EEA/Swiss Nationals
- 2021-07-01Setting of Graduate Route Application Fees and Fee Caps
- 2021-08-31Commencement of Mandatory Electronic Monitoring Conditions for Foreign National Offenders on Bail
- 2021-10-01Phasing Out Acceptance of EU/EEA National ID Cards at the Border
- 2021-10-11Replacement of T2 Sportsperson route with new sponsorship frameworks
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- 2021-11-01Improved Access to Legal Advice in Detention
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