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Immigration: Children

Asked by Susan MurrayLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85470

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain to ten years on the finances of families with children; and what steps she

Answered by Mike Tapp

Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review. Relevant impact assessments will be carried out in relation to the earned settlement proposals, which were set out in the Immigration White Paper.

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