Question follow-through · 8656
Visas: Fees and Charges
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
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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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
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
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
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
There are no plans to introduce partial refunds or to refund fees where an application is refused.Fees are paid for the consideration of an application and are not refunded where an application is granted or refused, as set out in the Home Office’s immigr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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