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Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays in processing ARAP applications (a) from people at immediate risk of harm in Afghanistan and (b) generally.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays in processing ARAP applications (a) from people at immediate risk of harm in Afghanistan and (b) generally.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    It is a priority for this Government to relocate all those eligible under ARAP as quickly as possible, with multiple Government Departments playing a key role to deliver this service. The Ministry of Defence have received over 107,000 unique applications ...

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