Question follow-through · 15969
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a spousal visa application.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
25 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a spousal visa application.
27 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
An applicant applying for a family visa at entry clearance should get a decision within 12 weeks.Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)An applicant applying in the UK to extend a family visa (spouse or partner on a ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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