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Veterans: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to waive dependent visa fees for (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth veterans.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
13 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to waive dependent visa fees for (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth veterans.

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2024 to Question 121 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge).

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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