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Visas: Divorced People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department monitors divorce filings to check visa compliance for family visa holders.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department monitors divorce filings to check visa compliance for family visa holders.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Family migration must be based on a genuine and subsisting relationships. The current probationary period before a spouse or partner can apply for settlement is a minimum of 5 years and requires more than one grant of permission to enter or stay to test w...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Undocumented Workers: Deportation

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to written question 78022, what proportion of the 7,130 arrests have resulted in one or more deportations since 5 July 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Overseas Students

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of higher education providers require Student Visa applicants to prove their knowledge of English before issuing a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: English Language

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of other countries that are using methods similar to the proposed remote and digital by default testing for English language requirements for UK vis

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Secure English Language Tests were obtained via remote testing in 2024-25.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving to digital by default on the security of English language testing.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to hold a trial of the proposed remote and digital-by-default method of English language testing for visas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign language courses taught at UK institutions are proof of English language for visa applications.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the move to remote and digital by default English language testing for UK visas on the public purse.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Overseas Students

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of students obtaining a student visa for study at a higher education provider since July 2024 have provided proof that they can speak English.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Overseas Students

8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of students obtaining a Student Visa for study at a higher education provider since July 2024 have provided a Secure English Language Test from an approved provider.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to identify and mitigate potential attempts at cheating resulting from the new Home Office English Language Test being taken outside secure test centres and wit

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

English Language: Assessments

13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that takers of the fully remote Home Office English Language Test may use artificial intelligence technology to circumvent testing integrity; and wha