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1249404

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the application process for visa extensions.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	908413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The global travel and health restrictions in the first lockdown impacted our application processes, especially the temporary closure of our biometric collection centres in the UK.</p><p>Subsequently, biometric capture services reopened in a phased and socially-distanced way and alongside this UKVI began reusing existing fingerprint biometrics for individuals where possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:15:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1249407

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Catholic Church on visas for religious workers.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	908420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of faith across our communities in the UK and we welcome members of religious institutions from around the world.</p><p>I met with representatives of the Catholic Church in July and confirmed that the existing dedicated arrangements for Ministers of Religion and Religious Workers will continue in the future immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 16:23:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1248295

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2020 to Question 73764 on Visas: Turkey, when she plans to publish guidance for ECAA applicants who have been unable to return to the UK or renew their leave because of illness or travel restrictions due to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	110767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring people are not unfairly impacted in terms of their immigration status as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Further guidance for European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA) applicants who have been unable to return to the UK or renew their leave because of illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p><p>Under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK’s commitments to Turkish nationals exercising rights under the ECAA will continue throughout the transition period. Turkish workers, business persons and their family members will be able to apply for entry clearance or extension of their stay in the UK until the end of 2020 under existing arrangements.</p><p>All applications, provided they were submitted before 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020, will be decided in accordance with the existing rules and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110768 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:35:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1248296

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that ECAA entry clearance applications received prior to 31 December 2020 are processed in accordance with the rules in force prior to 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	110768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring people are not unfairly impacted in terms of their immigration status as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Further guidance for European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA) applicants who have been unable to return to the UK or renew their leave because of illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published shortly.</p><p>Under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK’s commitments to Turkish nationals exercising rights under the ECAA will continue throughout the transition period. Turkish workers, business persons and their family members will be able to apply for entry clearance or extension of their stay in the UK until the end of 2020 under existing arrangements.</p><p>All applications, provided they were submitted before 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020, will be decided in accordance with the existing rules and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110767 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:35:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1248378

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to establish English Language and Life in the UK test centres in Caithness, Sutherland, and Easter Ross constituency.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	110891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to open either an English language test centre or a Life in the UK test centre in the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency.</p><p>A life in the UK test centre is planned to open in Inverness by 31 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/11/2020 13:00:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1248459

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she has had with governing bodies of sport on the granting of visas to self-employed professional athletes entering the UK after 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	110771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text Home Office officials are in regular contact with each of the recognised Sports Governing Bodies [SGB], including annually reviewing the bespoke criteria that applies to each sport. This process of review ensures we strike the right balance between enabling top level international athletes to come to the UK, whilst protecting opportunities for resident sportspeople, based on the expertise of the SGB. The Home Office approved SGBs are listed at Appendix M of the Immigration Rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies</a>.<p>Any sport seeking to employ migrant professional sportspeople must be listed within Appendix M of the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110772 110773 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:40:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1248460

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the multiple governing bodies for many sports played in different nations throughout the Union, which of those governing bodies her Department consults when formulating policy on visa requirements for professional athletes.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	110772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text Home Office officials are in regular contact with each of the recognised Sports Governing Bodies [SGB], including annually reviewing the bespoke criteria that applies to each sport. This process of review ensures we strike the right balance between enabling top level international athletes to come to the UK, whilst protecting opportunities for resident sportspeople, based on the expertise of the SGB. The Home Office approved SGBs are listed at Appendix M of the Immigration Rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies</a>.<p>Any sport seeking to employ migrant professional sportspeople must be listed within Appendix M of the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110771 110773 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:40:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1248461

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sports Competitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to consult governing bodies of sports not recognised by the home nations on visa requirements for professional athletes after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	110773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text Home Office officials are in regular contact with each of the recognised Sports Governing Bodies [SGB], including annually reviewing the bespoke criteria that applies to each sport. This process of review ensures we strike the right balance between enabling top level international athletes to come to the UK, whilst protecting opportunities for resident sportspeople, based on the expertise of the SGB. The Home Office approved SGBs are listed at Appendix M of the Immigration Rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-m-sports-governing-bodies</a>.<p>Any sport seeking to employ migrant professional sportspeople must be listed within Appendix M of the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 110771 110772 question first answered 09/11/2020 12:40:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1247818

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to support people whose visas are due to expire and who cannot return to their country of origin as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	110141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>We have published guidance on exceptional assurance for visa applicants in the UK and abroad:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a></p><p>It confirms if you intend to leave the UK, but have not been able to do so and you have a visa or leave which expires between 1 November and 30 November 2020, you may request additional time to stay, also known as ‘exceptional assurance’, by completing the online form.<a href="https://hsforms.smartcdn.co.uk/webform.html" target="_blank">https://hsforms.smartcdn.co.uk/webform.html</a></p><p>If you are granted ‘exceptional assurance’ it will act as a short-term protection against any adverse action or consequences after your leave has expired. If conditions allowed you to work, study or rent accommodation you may continue to do so during the period of your exceptional assurance. Exceptional assurance does not grant you leave.</p><p>Whilst an application for ‘exceptional assurance’ is being considered, you will not be treated as an overstayer or suffer any detriment in any future immigration applications for this consideration period.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/11/2020 15:35:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1247098

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Au Pairs: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether au pairs from the EU who are currently working in the UK and who return home for Christmas will require a visa to return to the UK in January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	109201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>EU citizens resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 can apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), to enable them to continue living and working in the UK after 30 June 2021. Their eligibility for the EUSS will not be affected if they are absent from the UK over the Christmas period and they will not require a visa to return to the UK in January 2021.</p><p>Eligible EU citizens have until 30 June 2021 to make an application to the EUSS. Applicants only need to complete three key steps: prove their identity, show their residence in the UK and declare any criminal convictions. Eligibility for the EUSS is not generally concerned with whether the applicant has been engaged in a qualifying activity, such as employment.</p><p>From 1 January 2021, EU citizens newly arriving in the UK and non-EU citizens will be treated equally under the new points-based immigration system. The UK has not operated a dedicated immigration route for au pairs since 2008 and has no plans to introduce one. However, the UK currently operates eight Youth Mobility Schemes which are principally designed for cultural exchange. We have indicated our desire to negotiate a youth mobility arrangement with the EU or with individual countries within it, if a collective agreement is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 109202 109203 question first answered 06/11/2020 17:39:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers