Introduction of immigration fees.

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A decision made 13 November 2009 regarding: Introduction of immigration fees.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2009-0101
Decision Summary Title :	Introduction of Immigration fees	Date of Decision Summary:	27th October 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Director, Legal Status and Revenue	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Proposal for the Introduction of Immigration Fees	Date of Written Report:	27th October 2009
Written Report Author:	Director, Legal Status and Revenue	Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: The introduction of new ‘user pays’ Immigration fees in respect of the grant, or variation of leave to remain.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed the Report and Proposition regarding the introduction of a ‘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.
Reason(s) for Decision: In order to recover the cost of 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 the Minister for Home Affairs wishes to introduce a new “user pays” charge. P63/2003 states that no new “user pays” charges may be introduced by Committees of the States without any such charge receiving prior in principle approval by the States Assembly At its meeting of 15 October 2009 the Council of Ministers noted the intention of the Minister to lodge a Report and Proposition ‘au Greffe’ regarding the introduction of a ‘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. The Council of Ministers supported the proposals.

Resource Implications: There are no manpower or cost implications to the Service associated with this decision. Additional income will be raised if Immigration fees are introduced.
Action required: The Director, Legal Status and Revenue of the Customs and Immigration Service to request the Greffier of the States to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Report and Proposition.
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