IHS Increase?

Hi all,

Sorry if this has been answered before but does anyone know if the IHS amount is increasing in December? I haven’t been able to find out concretely but I easily could have missed the announcement somewhere in the guidelines.

Thank you!

This is all we know about it at the moment:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/increase-to-immigration-health-surcharge-gives-nhs-extra-funding

It says the increase will happen in December ‘subject to parliamentary approval’, but I don’t believe there have been any further updates published yet.


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This is all we know about it at the moment:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/increase-to-immigration-health-surcharge-gives-nhs-extra-funding

It says the increase will happen in December ‘subject to parliamentary approval’, but I don’t believe there have been any further updates published yet.


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That’s all I’ve found as well, thanks. Trying to get my application in before December 1st but might not happen.

It's going through as a Statutory Instrument and we won't know the actual date it will start until that legislation has gone through.

This draft form for the "The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018" says-

"This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on the twenty-first day after
the day on which it is made."
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111172995/pdfs/ukdsi_9780111172995_en.pdf


https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111172995/contents



And this-

"Made on: 11 October 2018"
...
"Today we have laid before Parliament in accordance with section 38 of the Immigration Act 2014, ‘The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018’. The Order, which is subject to the affirmative procedure, ..."
https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-10-11/HCWS995/

The Lords and Parliament have agreed to the IHS rise, with MPs voting it through on Wednesday.

Tier 4 visas (students) and their dependants and Tier 5 (Youth Mobilty Scheme) visas, from £150 to £300 per year or part thereof.

All others with a visa for more than 6 months, from £200 to £400 per year or part thereof.

This draft form for the "The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018" says-

"This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on the twenty-first day after
the day on which it is made."
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111172995/pdfs/ukdsi_9780111172995_en.pdf

Not part of this Statutory Instrument but still relevant; those with a visa for 6 months or less to pay for NHS services at point of use with 50% added if no insurance to pay, unless that country gives the service for free with their NHS.
https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/who-needs-pay

Reading this again, there is a small change-

"5A.  Where a person seeks to pay a charge required under article 3 of this Order in a currency other than sterling (“the foreign currency”), the charge payable in the foreign currency is determined by reference to the Home Office Exchange Rate Policy(1) applying on the date that the payment is made.”."
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111172995/article/2

Since 2 October 2017, HOERP is already the exchange rate used for fees.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643019/HO_ERP_Policy.pdf

This just bringing in the exchange rate for the IHS when sterling isn't used to pay, to match the exchange rate used for the fees?

I applied today and there was still not an increase for this. Just updating in case anyone else is wondering.

I applied today and there was still not an increase for this. Just updating in case anyone else is wondering.

Based on when Parliament passed it (late November), I believe the increase should come into force in mid-December... so in a week or so.


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A lot of solicitor sites are saying on 18 December. 

But, it's still showing as a draft.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111172995/article/2
How soon does that site get updated when an order is made (signed) into a Statutory Instrument? The draft says the SI will come into force 21 days after the order is made.I thought a government publish 24 hours after an SI is made???


Now in a transcript of the Lords, one mentioned February for the start of The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018.

On the government site (ksand's link in the second post) they mention December.

Take your pick

The above link now showing this has been made a Statutory Instrument. 21 days form whenever it was signed, to come into force.

The above link now showing this has been made a Statutory Instrument. 21 days form whenever it was signed to come into force.

The signature on it is dated 18th December, so I guess that means it will come into force on 8th January?


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The signature on it is dated 18th December, so I guess that means it will come into force on 8th January?


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Good spot. The 8th it is.

Great detective work, guys! 

Great detective work, guys! 

  And all done by us using the information on the government site; which is free for all. That information states that a Draft Order that is laid in Parliament and approved, is "made" into a Statutory Instrument when it is signed into law; usually signed by the relevant Minister.
"Draft affirmative SIs laid in Parliament need to be approved by Parliament before they can be made (signed into law) and brought into effect as law."
https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/secondary-legislation/


As ksand just found, the order wasn't made (signed into law) until 18 December and the legislation for this Draft Order (link above) said it would start 21 days after the Order was made into a Statutory Instrument. The Draft made into law on 18th December 2018 means it starts on 8 January 2019.

It didn't make sense how it could start on the 18th December as some professional law sites had claimed because; as mentioned above on 9 December;  it was still showing as a Draft Order (not made) on the government's legislation site, even though the Draft had been approved by Parliament at the end of November. The government merely made this Draft a Statutory Instrument (signed into law) 21 days before they wanted the rise to come into affect.

And all done by us using the information on the government site; which is free for all.

Yeah, it's not always easy to understand though, so always nice to have it translated! Thanks!