Question follow-through · 1276
Visas: Overseas Visitors
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) an independent right of appeal for refused Visitor visa applications and (b) clearer guidance for applicants whose applications are refused, including inf
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 19 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Visas: Fees and Charges · 10 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to introduce (a) an independent right of appeal for refused Visitor visa applications and (b) clearer guidance for applicants whose applications are refused, including inf
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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19 May 2026
Answer published
There is no right of appeal against the refusal of a visit visa and there are no plans to introduce one; it was removed by Parliament in June 2013.All applicants who are refused a visit visa are provided with a refusal notice setting out the reasons for t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Visas: Fees and Charges
10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the policy of retaining the full application fee for refused long-term Standard Visitor visa applications, including the potential merits of introducing partial refunds for