Article 2 of the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023 sets out that the annual health surcharge will be increasing from £470 to £776 for applications made by students, their dependants, those under the Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme, and all other applications for leave to enter or remain made by a person under the age of 18. For all other leave to enter or remain applications made by a person over the age of 18, the annual charge is increasing from £624 to £1,035.

This will come into effect on the later of 16th January 2024 or the twenty-first day after the day on which it was made.

Article 3 of this order provides details on who is exempt from paying the health surcharge, such as applications made under Appendix Domestic Worker who is a Victim of Modern Slavery, Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery, Appendix Statelessness, Appendix Ukraine Scheme, or by certain NHS workers and their dependants.

For more details on the effect this order may have on business, the voluntary sector, and community bodies costs along with the Explanatory Memorandum, visit https://www.legislation.gov.uk.

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