PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Visas (14 April 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent agencies block-booking visa appointments.
Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)
Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)
Answer
As part of the visa application process, customers overseas are invited to book an appointment to attend a Visa Application Centre (VAC) operated by commercial partners, VFS or TLScontact, on behalf of UKVI.
To prevent appointments being block-booked by agents, commercial partners release appointments in stages, rather than in large batches, and vary the dates and times at which appointments become available so agents cannot anticipate release.
Answered by:
Robert Jenrick (Reform UK)
24 April 2023
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