PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Visas: EU Nationals (12 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason there is not a service standard for EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit and Travel Permit; and if she will make it her policy to introduce a service standard for this type of visa.

Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)

The published service standards for EEA and EUSS family permits can be found at

Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It states;

If you are applying for an EEA family permit or an EUSS family permit you will get a decision as soon as possible after proving your identity and provided your documents.

The withdrawal agreement at article 13(3) states;

‘Where the host State requires family members who join the EEA EFTA national or United Kingdom national after the end of the transition period to have an entry visa, the host State shall grant such persons every facility to obtain the necessary visas. Such visas shall be issued free of charge as soon as possible, and on the basis of an accelerated procedure.’

Therefore, there are no time-bound service standard attached to these routes

Answered by:
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
22 November 2021