Question follow-through · 75136

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise visa applications from overseas parties required to appear before UK courts.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
12 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise visa applications from overseas parties required to appear before UK courts.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    UKVI will always seek to ensure those who need to attend court are able to do so in line with the Immigration Rules and wider court instructions.All short term visit visas are governed by our published service standards. These can be found here: Visitors ...

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