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Visas: Applications

Asked by Gordon McKeeLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 September 2026UIN 19638

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which visa categories currently have the largest number of outstanding applications.

Answered by Home Office

The Home Office publishes data on its performance against its service level agreement for visas, including WIPs, which can be found at Migration transparency data - GOV.UK. The latest version is named “Visas, status and immigration data: January to March 2026”

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