Guidance

Applications for a fee waiver: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a fee waiver.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 5 January 2018
• Last updated: 11 September 2024
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  1. 11 September 2024

     Updated information on fee waiver requests relating to Appendix CNP and cases where the applicant is supported by a third party.

  2. 23 December 2022

     Added accessible HTML version.

  3. 8 April 2022

     Added reference to applications for leave to remain under the new 5-year route introduced under the Private Life Rules on 6 April.

  4. 5 March 2021

     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.

  5. 18 June 2020

     Guidance updated to reflect the move to online applications and partial fee waiver.

  6. 5 January 2018

     First published.

Documents

Fee waiver: Human Rights-based and other specified applications (accessible)

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Fee waiver: Human Rights-based and other specified applications

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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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