Applications for a fee waiver: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a fee waiver.
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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on the circumstances in which applicants will qualify for a fee waiver in respect of certain types of leave to remain application.
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Updates to this page
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Updated information on fee waiver requests relating to Appendix CNP and cases where the applicant is supported by a third party.
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Added accessible HTML version.
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Added reference to applications for leave to remain under the new 5-year route introduced under the Private Life Rules on 6 April.
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Guidance updated in light of significant changes to policy regarding an affordability test. Also added information about the introduction of 'evidential flexibility' in response to COVID-19.
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Guidance updated to reflect the move to online applications and partial fee waiver.
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First published.