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Visas: Applications

Asked by Jas AthwalLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32290

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the average time taken for visa applications to be processed for (a) adults and (b) children.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Visa processing times are published on the UKVI website at Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

UKVI are currently processing applications on the overwhelming majority of its visa routes within their published customer service standards.

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