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686198

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of non-settlement visa applications was processed within 15 working days in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	63483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly publishes quarterly statistics on the processing of non-settlement visa applications within 15 working days (the latest of which were published on 1 December 2016).</p><p>Reports covering the last 12 months can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/search?q=international+operations+transparency+data&amp;show_organisations_filter=true</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/02/2017 13:19:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

755933

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of settlement visas were processed within 12 weeks in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes visa application data, including the number of settlement applications made, online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a> (under ‘list of tables - 2. Visas’).</p><p> </p><p>Data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is also published online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’)</p><p>UKVI’s published timescale for processing standard visa applications is 12 weeks (60 working days) for settlement applications, and three weeks (15 working days) for non-settlement applications. Applications made under the priority visa service will be placed to the front of the processing queue and expedited, however timescales for decision are not guaranteed. If there is a problem with an application or it is complex and expected to take longer than the standard processing timescale, UKVI will write to the customer within the standard processing time and explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 7114 7115 7117 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:02:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755934

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for settlement visas were received in each year since 2005; and what average time was taken to process such applications.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes visa application data, including the number of settlement applications made, online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a> (under ‘list of tables - 2. Visas’).</p><p> </p><p>Data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is also published online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’)</p><p>UKVI’s published timescale for processing standard visa applications is 12 weeks (60 working days) for settlement applications, and three weeks (15 working days) for non-settlement applications. Applications made under the priority visa service will be placed to the front of the processing queue and expedited, however timescales for decision are not guaranteed. If there is a problem with an application or it is complex and expected to take longer than the standard processing timescale, UKVI will write to the customer within the standard processing time and explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 7115 7116 7117 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:02:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755935

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for settlement visas were received using the priority service in each year since 2005; and what average time was taken to process such applications.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes visa application data, including the number of settlement applications made, online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a> (under ‘list of tables - 2. Visas’).</p><p> </p><p>Data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is also published online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’)</p><p>UKVI’s published timescale for processing standard visa applications is 12 weeks (60 working days) for settlement applications, and three weeks (15 working days) for non-settlement applications. Applications made under the priority visa service will be placed to the front of the processing queue and expedited, however timescales for decision are not guaranteed. If there is a problem with an application or it is complex and expected to take longer than the standard processing timescale, UKVI will write to the customer within the standard processing time and explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 7114 7116 7117 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:02:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755940

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of settlement visas using the priority service were processed within 12 weeks (a) in each year since 2005 and (b) for each quarter of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes visa application data, including the number of settlement applications made, online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a> (under ‘list of tables - 2. Visas’).</p><p> </p><p>Data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is also published online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’)</p><p>UKVI’s published timescale for processing standard visa applications is 12 weeks (60 working days) for settlement applications, and three weeks (15 working days) for non-settlement applications. Applications made under the priority visa service will be placed to the front of the processing queue and expedited, however timescales for decision are not guaranteed. If there is a problem with an application or it is complex and expected to take longer than the standard processing timescale, UKVI will write to the customer within the standard processing time and explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 7114 7115 7116 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:02:19 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

769738

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of administering the system for applications for settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	107426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government’s agenda. With negotiations now underway, we continue to assess how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required.</p><p> </p><p>Operational units across the Home Office actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU. Any resultant changes to resource requirements will be factored into strategic planning.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 14:19:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1655870

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to support applicants with a non-serious criminal record for a visa to live in the UK permanently.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	195977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>This Government does not provide support to foreign nationals with criminal records in order to facilitate their entry, stay or settlement in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2023 16:41:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1109200

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the average salary of a person who has been granted a Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visa.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	239922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is designed for internationally recognised leaders and promising future leaders in the digital technology, science and research, arts, humanities and culture sectors. There is no minimum salary requirement for applying for a visa on this route and the Home Office does not collect salary data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/04/2019 12:15:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

833802

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Visas.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	125560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route demonstrates our commitment to continuing to attract top international talent in the digital technology, science and arts sectors. On 11 January we doubled the number of places available to applicants from 1000, to 2000, and are confident that this is sufficient to meet demand at this time. We will continue to monitor take up of the route.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2018 16:33:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1135810

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the number of families whose visa applications have been rejected due to the minimum income requirement.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	271394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The reasons for refusing a visa application are not held in a reportable field in our visa case-working system and to provide a report could only be achieved at disproprtinate cost by examination of thousands of individual case files.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/07/2019 14:00:13 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper