Immigration: Veterans

(asked on 19th April 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 23 February 2022, HCWS624, on Outcome of Public Consultation on Settlement Fees for Non-UK Service Personnel, whether non-UK veterans who qualify under the new policy living outside the UK will be required to pay the immigration health surcharge to regularise their immigration status.


Answered by
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Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 27th April 2022

Applications for settlement from non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans under Appendix Armed Forces are made online. Applicants outside of the UK can choose, in the online form, any Visa Application Centre to attend and complete the application process. There is no requirement to pay an immigration health surcharge in a settlement application. This is also the case for those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver policy which came into effect on 6 April.

To avoid creating a separate, bespoke application form, the existing settlement application forms have been updated with questions to identify those who qualify for the settlement fee waiver.

Non-UK HM Armed Forces veterans who apply for settlement by themselves, whether inside or outside the UK, are not required to meet criteria on a minimum income requirement, sponsorship, or proof of accommodation.

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