Question follow-through · 1093

Visas: Overseas Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed guidance provided to caseworkers on assessing the likelihood that visitor visa applicants will leave the UK at the end of their visit, particularly in cases where a

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed guidance provided to caseworkers on assessing the likelihood that visitor visa applicants will leave the UK at the end of their visit, particularly in cases where a

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 May 2026

    Answer published

    The UK keeps its visa system under regular review, which includes regularly reviewing and updating caseworker guidance. The Visit guidance was updated most recently on 25 February 2026, and this document is available publicly on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk...

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