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Visas: Latin America

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 23 June 2025UIN 59738

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to determine the re-imposition of visit visa requirements for Colombia; and what determination he made using those criteria for other Latin American countries.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Full details were provided in the explanatory memorandum accompanying the changes to the Immigration Rules: Explanatory Memorandum to the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Presented to Parliament on 26 November 2024.

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