Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to case no. GWF066389012, for what reason an applicant who has been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X of the Immigration Rules or Appendix CNP has been asked to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge despite the application being submitted before 12 April 2023.

Applicants who have been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X on the Immigration Rules or Appendix Child Staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Appendix CNP) for more than 6 months, are required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge which covers the period of leave to enter they have been granted.

Applicants who have been granted entry clearance under paragraph 319X on the Immigration Rules or Appendix Child Staying with or joining a Non-Parent Relative (Appendix CNP) for 6 months or less are not required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge.