Question follow-through · 55627
Visas: Dentistry
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of streamlining the visa processes for overseas-qualified dentists seeking to work in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 30 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2025 · 11 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
30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of streamlining the visa processes for overseas-qualified dentists seeking to work in the UK.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jun 2025
Answer published
Dentists are eligible for the Health and Care visa. They usually receive a decision within 3 weeks and have a dedicated UKVI team that assists them with the application process.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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