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1669703

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government plans to hold discussions with the EU on enabling UK citizens with holiday homes in the EU to extend their stay for more than 90 days in every 180 day period.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	1564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK's Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU confirms that both the UK and EU currently provide for visa-free travel for short-term visits for each other's nationals in accordance with their respective laws.</p><p>British citizens are treated as third country nationals under the Schengen Borders Code. As such, they are able to travel visa-free for short stays for up to 90 days in a rolling 180-day period. This is the standard length of stay that the EU offers to other third countries, in line with existing EU legislation.</p><p>I [Minister Docherty] engage regularly with my EU counterparts to discuss a range of issues, including on mobility.</p><p>The Government is focused on the smooth, robust and effective implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/11/2023 11:30:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1662618

registered interest
date	02/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the fairness of staying time limits for UK visitors to the EU compared to those for EU visitors to the UK; and what plans they have to change UK staying time limits for EU visitors to match those for UK visitors to the EU, either by agreement with the EU or unilaterally.
tabling member printed	Baroness Buscombe
uin	HL10443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive offer for global visitors. All visitors to the UK from across the globe (including those from the EU) are permitted to come for up to 6 months maximum on any single visit as per our Immigration Rules - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor" target="_blank">Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix V: Visitor - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk),</a></p><p>There are no current plans to change the Visitor route duration period. The permitted length of stay for visitors to the UK does not depend on the length of stay available to UK citizens which inevitably vary globally. We operate our immigration system in the interest of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 16/10/2023 16:17:18 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe

1659783

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
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 regulate the prices and standards of companies providing Schengen visas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	198923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Schengen Visa Fees are a matter for the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/09/2023 14:54:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1607888

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an EU national employed by an EU employer who is visiting a partner in the UK is required to obtain a visa in order to work remotely for less that 25 days per year if they are only doing work that involves no contact with any UK business.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	174477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Published guidance on the Standard Visitor route makes clear that visitors (including those from the EU) are permitted to undertake activities relating to their employment overseas remotely whilst they are in the UK, such as responding to emails or answering phone calls. However, an applicant’s main purpose of coming to the UK should be to undertake a permitted activity and not specifically to work remotely from the UK. The relevant guidance is here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1112745/Visit_caseworker_guidance_12.pdf" target="_blank">Visit caseworker guidance (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/03/2023 09:59:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1441433

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of European Community Association Agreement visa renewal applications have been under consideration for over a year.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	140543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not routinely capture or publish information on what proportion of European Community Association Agreement applications have been under consideration for more than a year.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 28/03/2022 16:19:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1422973

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with EU representatives on the 90 in 180 day rule on UK citizens working in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	125262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>UK nationals are able to travel visa-free for short stays for up to 90 days in a rolling 180-day period, for a limited number of business-related activities, as well as for tourism. UK nationals who plan to stay longer than 90 in 180 days or are carrying out activities that are not exempt from a Member State’s visa or work permit requirements, may need a visa, work permit or other documentation. Visa and work permit arrangements are set by individual EU Member States.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to engage with the EU, in line with the structures established by the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which allow for both Parties to raise issues of concern about compliance with that agreement.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/02/2022 16:23:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1347061

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 July 2021 (HL1337) regarding the duration of visa-free travel in the EU, and further to the Prime Minister's statement to the House of Commons Liaison Committee on 7 July (Question 125) regarding visa-free travel for touring artists and musicians that they are working to "sort it out", (1) who is working on visa waiver or extension, (2) to which minister they report, and (3) with which member states of the EU they are negotiating.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL1999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of our world leading creative and cultural industries. That is why the UK took an ambitious approach during negotiations with the EU that would have ensured that touring musicians, performers and their support staff did not need work-permits to perform in the EU. Regrettably, our proposals were rejected by the EU, but our door remains open if the EU wants to reconsider its position.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A bespoke visa waiver agreement with the EU would require the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to be renegotiated. The TCA is the basis of our trading relations with the EU, and this is not going to be renegotiated. Furthermore, the Commission would be likely to argue that any EU-wide visa waiver agreement can only be part of a wider package with a binding non-discrimination clause and a reciprocal visa waiver agreement covering all current and future Member States. This was what the Commission proposed in the negotiations and would be incompatible with our manifesto commitment to retain control of our borders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our focus is now on engaging with Member States, who are principally responsible for deciding the rules governing what work UK visitors can undertake in the EU. We have spoken to every Member State, involving British Embassies and DCMS ministers. We have established that musicians and performers do not require visas or work permits for short-term tours in at least 19 out of 27 Member States, including France and Germany.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are now working closely with individual Member States that do require visas or permits for short-term touring to encourage them to adopt a more flexible approach, in line with the UK’s own rules which allow creative professionals to tour easily here. These countries are Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia, Malta, Bulgaria, and Romania. We are also still confirming the details of requirements with Cyprus.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL2046 question first answered 26/07/2021 14:21:40 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

1345499

registered interest
date	09/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
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 8 July 20201 to Question 25865 on Overseas Visitors: EEA Nationals, what the reciprocal arrangements are for UK citizens travelling to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	30375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The EU has legislated to allow British Citizens visa-free travel in the Schengen area for short-stays, such as for tourism, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This is the standard length of stay the EU offers to nationals of eligible third countries, in line with existing EU legislation.</p><p>The EU’s Schengen Borders Code governs the rules for entry and exit in the Schengen area.</p><p>The arrangements outlined in the Answer of 8 July 20201 to Question 25865 apply to those arriving in the UK under the Visitor Route regardless of their nationality. The only difference between visa and non-visa nationals being where the assessment against the rules takes place.</p><p>The generosity of these arrangements reflects the UK Government’s desire to welcome visitors who are key to Scotland’s hospitality and cultural sector, students taking short courses and those wishing to make visits of up to 6 months in length to see relatives here in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/07/2021 15:26:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1331618

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Frost on 27 May (HL Deb, cols 1103–6), which EU countries were involved in bi-lateral discussions with the UK Government about touring visas for workers in the cultural sector; and whether the Home Office was party to these discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State has said, we have moved at pace and with urgency on plans to support the creative sectors to tour in Europe. We are engaging on a bilateral basis with all 27 EU Member States, and through this engagement we have established that in at least 17 out of 27 Member States some touring activities are possible without visas or work-permits. The UK has significantly more generous arrangements for touring professionals than many Member States. We are now working closely with individual Member States to encourage them to adopt a more flexible approach, in line with the UK’s own rules which allow creative professionals to tour easily here. We are working with a number of departments on this engagement strategy, including the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 16/06/2021 14:08:41 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1315292

registered interest
date	17/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
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 progress the discussions on the expansion of visa-free travel between the UK and the EU from the end of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	2395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss citizens do not require a visa to spend up to 180 days in the UK under the visitor route. There is also no visa requirement for British citizens visiting the Schengen area for a short stay (up to 90 days in any 180 days).</p><p>Full details of the UK’s immigration system are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration</a></p><p>The Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy have also produced guides for UK citizens travelling for work which are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/05/2021 12:08:10 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney