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IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT)
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IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010
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Regulation
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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2 Schedule Repealed and Replaced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
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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 or business permit whilst the applicant is
in the Kingdom
Per person $5,000
8. 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
9. Employment permit or extension of an employment
permit
Per person, per
year
$200
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
anyone under 18 years
Per child, per
Year
$50
13. Permit for study or extension of a study Permit for
persons18 years or over
Per person, per
Year
$200
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
dependant 18 years or over
Per Person, Per
Year
$100
16. Any other permit not stipulated above for any person 18
years or over
Per Person, Per
year
$200
17. Any other permit not stipulated above for any child
under 18 years
Per Child, Per
year
$50
18. Any letter/document allowing travel to the Kingdom on
a one way ticket for a child under the age of 18 years
Per Child
included in the
letter/document
$100
19. 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
$200
20. Any letter/document issued by the Immigration nt
including items 18 & 19 above
Per person
included in the
letter/document
$200
21. 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
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
exemption in any passport for an applicant under
section 7(1)(g), (h), (i), of the Act
Per person, per
label
$30
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
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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
