Immigration Fees: Increase to current United Kingdom level as of 1 January 2012

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A decision made 29 September 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2011-0057
Decision Summary Title :	Immigration Fee Increases		Date of Decision Summary:	27 September 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Director Home Affairs		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Immigration Fee Increases		Date of Written Report:	22 September 2011
Written Report Author:	Head of Customs and Immigration Service		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2.1 (a) (xiv)
Subject: To increase the level of immigration fees charged in Jersey to current equivalent UK levels with effect from 1 January 2012.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources to adopt a formula allowing immigration fees in Jersey to be aligned to those set in the UK from 1 January 2012.
Reason(s) for Decision: There is a similar precedent for this approach – in 2007 the Minister for Treasury and Resources agreed that application fees for British passports issued in Jersey could in future be always aligned to the UK fees (MD-TR-2007-0090). The purpose of the introduction of these fees is to recover the costs of Immigration services provided from those who benefit from the services. On 20 January 2010 the States approved P.193/2009 which sought the ‘in principle’ approval of the States to introduce a new ‘User Pays’ charge for providing services to overseas nationals, who are subject to Immigration control, in respect of the grant of leave to remain in the Bailiwick of Jersey, or the variation of that leave after the entry of such persons.
Resource Implications: It is anticipated that the fee increases will generate additional income to contribute to the costs of the Customs and Immigration Service.
Action required: Subject to the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, the Head of the Customs and Immigration Service to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary draft Order to increase immigration fees from 1 January 2012.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):