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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for how long on average a person who applied for entry clearance for settlement in (a) June 2000, (b) July 2000, (c) August 2000, (d) September 2000, (e) October 2000, (f) November 2000, (g) December 2000, (h) January 2001, (i) February 2001 and (j) March 2001 will have to wait for an interview in each queue at each post in the Indian sub-continent. [160093] Mr. Vaz: The statistics are as follows: Waiting times in weeks for settlement applications _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000 2001 Post/Queue June July August September October November December January February March Bombay Q1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q2 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 Q3 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 6 Q4 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 New Delhi Q1 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 Q2 12 12 13 16 15 10 10 15 15 12 Q3 12 12 13 16 15 10 10 15 15 12 Q4 12 12 13 16 15 10 10 15 15 12 Dhaka Q1 20 22 22 18 16 14 14 12 14 16 Q2 28 30 28 28 26 24 21 20 22 24 Q3 20 22 22 18 16 14 14 12 12 16 Q4 44 44 42 44 40 36 35 35 34 38 Islamabad Q1 5 5 4 5 3.5 3 4 0 7 5 Q2 20.5 19 19 18.5 18 18 17 0 15 13 Q3 29 27 25.5 24 22 22 20 0 18 16 Q4 36 36 33 31 31 29 28 0 25 23 Calcutta{1} 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colombo{1} 10 8 8 7 10 0 0 5 5 4 Karachi{1} 3 7 9 8 10 12 11 12 8 5 Madras{1} 8 6 7 5 3 7 7 6 7 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi and Madras operate as a single settlement queue Notes: Q1--Right of abode cases and Dependant Relatives over 65 Q2--Spouses and Children under 18 Q3--Fiance(e)s and other First Time Applicants Q4--Re-applicants

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

368 c344-6W; 160093

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Administrative delays Entry clearances Visas South Asia

Contains statistics

Yes

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