Question follow-through · 4036
Visas: Performing Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK Visas and Immigration processing times for overseas performers in light of the three-month limit on submitting visa applications.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Immigration: Applications · 1 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
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK Visas and Immigration processing times for overseas performers in light of the three-month limit on submitting visa applications.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2026
Answer published
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) processes visa applications made overseas in line with published customer service standards. For temporary work and visit visa routes, those commonly used by overseas performers, applications are usually processed within 3 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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