Question follow-through · 29664

India: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) reviews the granting of visa applications to British citizens by the Government of India.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 6 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 10 Feb 2025
Answer: 11 Feb 2025 · 5 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

6 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) reviews the granting of visa applications to British citizens by the Government of India.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2025
Answer published
The UK government does not monitor or review individual visa applications made by British citizens to the Government of India.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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