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Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing fiancé visa holders to work where they have a pending application to switch to a spouse and partner visa.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
22 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing fiancé visa holders to work where they have a pending application to switch to a spouse and partner visa.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The intention of a fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner visa is to allow a marriage or civil partnership to take place in the UK. It is not a route to settlement.Where the requirements of the Immigration Rules are met, entry clearance will be granted for a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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