Question follow-through · 118120

Visas: Chevening Scholarships Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting Chevening scholars to apply for graduate visas.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
10 Mar 2026
Answer
10 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of permitting Chevening scholars to apply for graduate visas.

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Chevening Scholars are required, under the terms of their scholarship, to return to their home country at the end of their studies. These conditions apply to all scholars and mean they must leave the UK on completion of their course unless they obtain wri...

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