Question follow-through · 10270
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for visa applications.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for visa applications.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2024
Answer published
We are seeking to ensure visa applications are processed as quickly as possible. Customer service standards exist for all types of visa applications, however the time taken to process a visa application may take longer under certain circumstances such as ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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