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Veterans: Visas

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 105591

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Q101187 on Veterans: Visas, by what date will he have waived visa fees for dependents of Commonwealth veterans.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

Work is ongoing with the Home Office to deliver the manifesto commitment to scrap visa fees for non-UK veterans and their dependants including those from the Commonwealth, but it is not possible at this stage to provide an implementation date.

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