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Visas: Applications

Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 56718

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement service standards for decisions for visa applications.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Visa processing times are published on the GOV.UK website. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/visa-processing-times

Applications made outside the UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-outside-the-uk

Applications made in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-processing-times-applications-inside-the-uk

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

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