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Visas: Skilled Workers

Asked by Melanie WardLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 December 2024UIN 19175

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for a (a) Skilled Worker and (b) Skilled Worker Dependent Visa in each of the last five years.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Home Office does not publish the requested data.

But, the latest Transparency Data, which does provide data on applications for various routes processed within service standards, can be found at: Visas, status and immigration data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK

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