Question follow-through · 26642
Marriage: Relatives
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an assessment of the [i] current levels of cases refused by Entry Clearance Officers raising concerns about the nature of a cousin marriage and [ii] the reasons why the concerns we
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an assessment of the [i] current levels of cases refused by Entry Clearance Officers raising concerns about the nature of a cousin marriage and [ii] the reasons why the concerns we
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2026
Answer published
Those wishing to live with a family member need a family visa. Those seeking to come to the UK as a partner or spouse must show that any marriage is valid and that they are in a genuine and subsisting relationship, as set out in the Immigration Rules.The ...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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