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Immigration Act - Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2010

TONGA


IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010


Arrangement of Regulations


Regulation


1 Short Title
2 Schedule Repealed and Replaced


IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010


IMMIGRATION ACT (CAP. 62)


IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 62), the Prime Minister with the consent of Cabinet, makes the following Regulations —


1 Short Title


These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2010.


2 Schedule Repealed and Replaced


The Immigration Regulations are amended by repealing the Schedule and replacing it with the following:


"Schedule


(Regulation 11)


FEES


No.
Visa/Permit Type
Restriction
Fee
1.
A Visitor's permit enabling a stay of 31 days in the Kingdom of Tonga for those non citizens who require permits for entry into the Kingdom
Per person for 31 days or less;
$60
2.
Extension of a Visitor's permit for any period less than a month (31 days) except for those persons under the age of 18 years
Per person
$50
3.
Extension of a Visitor's permit per month except for those persons under the age of 18 years
Per person, per month
$60
4.
Extension of a Visitor's permit for any person under the age of 18 years for any period less than a month (31 days)
Per child
$10
5.
Extension of a Visitor's permit for any person under the age of 18 years
Per child, per month
$15
6.
Issue of a Multiple Visitor's Visa permitting a one
Per Person, per
$300

month (31 days) stay per visit
year

7.
Application for a transfer of a Visitor's permit to an
Per person
$5,000

employment or business permit whilst the applicant is



in the Kingdom


8.
Application for a transfer of any permit (other than a
Per person
$1,000

Visitor's Permit) to another category of permit; (e.g. a



Resident Dependant Spouse to an Employment permit)


9.
Employment permit or extension of an employment
Per person, per
$200

permit
year

10.
Business Permit or extension of a business Permit
Per person, per year
$300
11.
Permit for Assured Income Category
Per person, per year
$300
12.
Permit for study or extension of a study Permit for
Per child, per
$50

anyone under 18 years
Year

13.
Permit for study or extension of a study Permit for
Per person, per
$200

persons18 years or over
Year

14.
Permit for a resident dependant child under 18 years
Per person, per Year
$50
15.
Permit for a resident dependant spouse or a resident
Per Person, Per
$100

dependant 18 years or over
Year

16.
Any other permit not stipulated above for any person 18
Per Person, Per
$200

years or over
year

17.
Any other permit not stipulated above for any child
Per Child, Per
$50

under 18 years
year

18.
Any letter/document allowing travel to the Kingdom on
Per Child
$100

a one way ticket for a child under the age of 18 years
included in the



letter/document

19.
Any letter/document issued by the Immigration
Per person
$200

Division allowing travel to the Kingdom on a one way
included in the


ticket for any person 18 years or over.
letter/document

20.
Any letter/document issued by the Immigration not
Per person
$200

including items 18 & 19 above
included in the



letter/document

21.
The issue of any duplicate or replacement permit label
Per label/per
$100

or any duplicate or replacement letter/document issued
document


by the Immigration Division


22.
The lodgement of an appeal to the Prime Minister
Per person
$1,000
23.
Any application made under section 26 of the Act – for a letter of consent to re-enter Tonga, after removal
Per person
$1,000
24.
Application for consent to Marry under section 10 of the Act
Per application
$300
25.
The endorsement by permit label/stamp of an
Per person, per
$30

exemption in any passport for an applicant under
label


section 7(1)(g), (h), (i), of the Act


26.
For items 1, 18, 19 and 20 that are issued by an



overseas diplomatic mission of the Kingdom in:


The United States of America

The figure in



USD
New Zealand

The figure in NZD
Australia

The figure in AUD
People's Republic of China

The figure in USD
United Kingdom

The figure in Pounds Sterling

Any other foreign country

The figure in USD"

Made at Nuku'alofa this 15th day of October 2010.

Prime Minister


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