PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Visas: Applications (2 September 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the standard processing time for (a) Spouse, (b) Fiancé, and (c) Unmarried Partner visas.

Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)

Answer

The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine visa schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Staff from other Government departments, including DWP and HMRC, have been surged into the department to help with Ukraine work and enable normal visa routes to return to normal service levels in due course.


Answered by:
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
20 September 2022

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