Question follow-through · 121599

Visas: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of decision-making times on people subject to No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions who are awaiting the outcome of a family visa application.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
19 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of decision-making times on people subject to No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions who are awaiting the outcome of a family visa application.

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The number of family visa applications outstanding for more than 12 months is not currently available from published statistics. The relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.All ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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