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Visas: Israel

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 902121

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of how her Department processes visa applications submitted by Arab citizens of Israel.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Mr Speaker, applications submitted by citizens of Israel, Arab or otherwise, are assessed against the requirements of the Immigration Rules on their individual merits.

As part of any visa application assessment, consideration is given in cases involving compelling, compassionate, and exceptional circumstances.

Those who wish to travel to the UK can do so via the existing range of visa routes available to visit, work, study or join family in the UK.

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