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1357882

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	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 enable people in Afghanistan to be reunited with family members in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	53937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <p>Family members of British citizens and settled persons, including those with humanitarian protection in the UK, who were not called forward for evacuation as part of Op PITTING, will need to apply to come to the UK under the existing economic or family migration and reunion rules. They will be expected to meet the eligibility requirements of their chosen route, which may include paying relevant fees and charges, and providing their biometrics.</p><p>The British Embassy in Kabul has currently suspended in country operations and all UK diplomatic and consular staff have been temporarily withdrawn.</p><p>The UK is working with international partners to secure safe routes out of Afghanistan as soon as they become available, but while the security situation remains extremely volatile, we recommend people in Afghanistan do not make applications and pay application fees at this time as they will not be considered until biometrics are provided. Those Afghans who are outside of Afghanistan and able to get to a Visa Application Centre to provide their biometrics can make an application in the usual way.</p><p>A full policy statement on this matter published on 13 September 2021 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 21/10/2021 11:51:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 25078 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1437401

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Chevening Scholarships Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide information to the Afghan Chevening Scholars on their immigration status.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	133204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office’s Policy Statement (updated 13.9.21) explained that we had introduced a concessionary approach which applied to any Afghan national who had permission under work or study routes to be in the UK before 1 September 2021. This means that Chevening scholars already in the UK may be eligible to apply to either the Graduate or the Skilled Worker route.</p><p>The Graduate route allows individuals to spend 2-3 years in the UK looking for and undertaking work at any skill level, before switching into another economic route (including the Skilled Worker route). The Skilled Worker route provides a pathway to settlement.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2022 11:14:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 55824 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1437402

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Chevening Scholarships Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide clarity to the 2021-22 intake of Afghan Chevening Scholars on their immigration status.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	133205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>We have contacted all of those from the 2021/22 cohort who came to the UK as part of Op Pitting, and registered their applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) onto HO systems.</p><p>This means that they have continuing permission to be in the UK, and their ILR applications will be processed by April 2022. Any 2021/22 Chevening Scholars who were already in the UK have ongoing permission to be here.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2022 11:16:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 55826 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1437403

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Chevening Scholarships Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Afghan Chevening Scholars are able to contact her Department directly regarding their immigration status.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	133206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>Chevening Scholars should continue to liaise with their Chevening contact who can provide more detailed advice. In addition, they can contact the Home Office at <a href="mailto:Public.Enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">Public.Enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2022 11:16:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 55828 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan