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Visas: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to improve the (a) cost, (b) accessibility and (c) appeal process of visa applications.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Oct 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to improve the (a) cost, (b) accessibility and (c) appeal process of visa applications.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government regularly reviews the cost and accessibility of visas and process of appeals to ensure that public services are efficient and provide value for money to the taxpayer.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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