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Immigration Controls: EU Countries

Asked by Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114626

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has carried out an impact assessment for rules on family visits between the UK and EU member states.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Impact Assessments are published within the Explanatory Memoranda of Statements of Changes to the Immigration Rules on gov.uk: www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules-statement-of-changes

No recent changes have been made to the Immigration Rules for EU nationals coming to the UK to visit family via the Standard Visitor route.

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