PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Visas: India (11 December 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5402 on Visas: India, what the average wait time for a British Visa appointment was in the Republic of India for each of the last 12 months.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Answer

The global service level is for UK visa appointments to be available within five working days. The average Visa Application Centre (VAC) appointment wait times for India for the last 12 months were:

Month

Average Wait time for India
(in days)

Dec-22

4

Jan-23

3

Feb-23

4

Mar-23

4

Apr-23

4

May-23

4

Jun-23

4

Jul-23

4

Aug-23

4

Sep-23

4

Oct-23

3

Nov-23

3


Answered by:
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
18 December 2023

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