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Veterans: Visas

Asked by Joe MorrisLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 March 2025UIN 36199

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on removing visa fees for (a) non-UK armed forces veterans who have served for four or more years and (b) their dependents.

Answered by Al Carns

This Government is committed to scrapping visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served our country for four or more years, and their dependents. The Ministry of Defence is actively working with the Home Office to take this forward.

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