Question follow-through · 24948

Visas: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to Iranian nationals and dual nationals visiting the UK whose permission to stay is due to expire but who are unable to return to Iran; and whether that guidance

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to Iranian nationals and dual nationals visiting the UK whose permission to stay is due to expire but who are unable to return to Iran; and whether that guidance

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office continues to monitor the situation in Iran and its impacts. We recognise the disruption to travel routes through the Middle East and the impact on people whose onward travel has been delayed.The UK has not introduced a bespoke visa route f...

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