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<p>The Home Office keeps its fees for immigration and nationality under regular review
and changes to individual charges need to be made with a view to maintaining the overall
purpose of the fees and charging legislation.</p><p>An assessment of the impact of
all border, immigration and citizenship (BIC) fees was published as an associated
document to the Immigration and</p><p>Nationality Fees (Regulations) 2018.</p><p>The
Home Office constantly strives to achieve the right balance between ensuring that
individuals are able to obtain status in the UK and access appropriate services, without
adding burden to the taxpayer.</p><p>Applying for British nationality is not mandatory
and many individuals who have settlement/ indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status
choose not to apply. This is because, in addition to lawful permanent residence in
the UK, a person with indefinite leave to remain has full access to the UK labour
market, education and healthcare.</p>
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