Question follow-through · 64118
Visas: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there are currently no service standards in place for Family route visa applications.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there are currently no service standards in place for Family route visa applications.
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jul 2025
Answer published
Family visa applications have a service standard of 12 weeks. Further information on our Family visa service standards can be found here: Visa processing times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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