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IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010
IMMIGRATION ACT
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Immigration Act
(Cap.62), the Prime Minister with the Consent of the Cabinet, makes the
following Regulations and as amended by the Legislative Assembly on the 19
th
October 2011, by virtue of section 9 of the Government Act (Cap.3) -
16
th
March 2012
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2 Schedule Repealed and Replaced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
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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
month (31 days) stay per visit
Per Person, per
year
$300
7. Application for a transfer of a Visitor’s permit to an
employment permit whilst the applicant is in the
Kingdom
Per person $5,000
8. Application for a transfer of a Visitor’s permit to an
Business permit whilst the applicant is in the
Kingdom
Per person $7,500
9. Application for a transfer of any permit (other than a
Visitor’s Permit) to another category of permit; (e.g.
a Resident Dependant Spouse to an Employment
permit)
Per person $1,000
10. Employment permit or extension of an employment
permit
Per person, per
year
$200
11. Business Permit or extension of a business Permit Per person, per
year
$300
12. Permit for Assured Income Category Per person, per
year
$300
13. Permit for study or extension of a study Permit for
anyone under 18 years
Per child, per
Year
$50
14. Permit for study or extension of a study Permit for
persons18 years or over
Per person, per
Year
$200
15. Permit for a resident dependent child under 18 years Per person, per
Year
$20
16. Permit for a resident dependant spouse or a resident
dependant 18 years or over
Per Person, Per
Year
$20
17. Any other permit not stipulated above for any person
18 years or over
Per Person, Per
year
$100
18. Any other permit not stipulated above for any child
under 18 years
Per Child, Per
year
$50
19. Any letter/document allowing travel to the Kingdom
on a one way ticket for a child under the age of 18
years old
Per Child
included in the
letter/document
$30
20. Any letter/document issued by the Immigration
Division allowing travel to the Kingdom on a one
way ticket for any person 18 years or over.
Per person
included in the
letter/document
$30
21. Any letter/document issued by the Immigration not
including items 19 & 20 above
Per person
included in the
letter/document
$200
22. The issue of any duplicate or replacement permit
label or any duplicate or replacement letter/document
issued by the Immigration Division
Per label/per
document
$100
23. The lodgement of an appeal to the Prime Minister Per person $500
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24. Any application made under section 26 of the Act –
for a letter of consent to re- enter Tonga, after
removal
Per person $1,000
25. Application for consent to Marry under section 10 of
the Act
Per application $300
26. The endorsement by permit label/stamp of an
exemption in any passport for an applicant under
section 7(1)(g), (h) and (i), of the Act
Per person, per
label
$30
27. For items 1,19,20 and 21 that are issued by an
overseas diplomatic mission of the Kingdom in:
The United States The figure
in USD
New Zealand The figure
in NZD
Australia The figure
in AUD
Peoples 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 16
th
day of March 2012
Lord Tu’ivakano
Prime Minister
