Question follow-through · 21193

Visas: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help facilitate access to the UK for Palestinian family members of UK nationals in (a) Egypt and (b) Gaza.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
10 Jan 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help facilitate access to the UK for Palestinian family members of UK nationals in (a) Egypt and (b) Gaza.

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Immediate family members of British citizens, and those settled in the UK, who wish to come and live in the UK and do not have a current UK visa can apply under one of the existing family visa routes. There are no plans to create a bespoke family reunion ...

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