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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-27more like thismore than 2019-06-27
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Migrant Workers more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the cost of intra-company transfer business visas for staff and their families applying to work in the UK for more than three years; what is the typical cost for an employee, their spouse and two children to apply for such visas; and what representations they have received about the impact of those costs. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Howell of Guildford more like this
uin HL16747 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-11more like thismore than 2019-07-11
answer text <p>It is the government’s policy that those who use and benefit most from the immigration system should contribute towards the cost of operating the system and reduce the burden on the UK taxpayer.</p><p>The fees charged by the Home Office are governed by the charging principles set out in the 2014 Act and can only be increased with the approval of Parliament following collective government agreement.</p><p>The Home Office keeps its fees for immigration and nationality under regular review. The cost (fee) for an employee to apply for an intra company transfer, as the main applicant, for a period of more than three years is as follows:</p><p>Overseas £1220</p><p>In country extension £1408</p><p>The same fee applies for each application made by a dependant.</p><p>We are actively engaging with business about the future Borders and Immigration System and the cost of visas (and the impact this has) is part of this engagement.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-11T16:27:46.887Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-11T16:27:46.887Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
993
label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford more like this