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Visas: Appeals

Asked by Andrew CooperLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 72481

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a right of appeal for visitor visa refusals.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Where a visitor visa is refused, the applicant will receive reasons for the decision which they can address in a further application. There are no current plans to change this position.

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