Written question asked by Audrey Wise (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 February 2000. It was answered by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 February 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for visitor visas have been (a) allowed and (b) refused, in each of the last two years, in (i) Islamabad, (ii) Karachi, (iii) New Delhi, (iv) Bombay and (v) Nigeria. - Includes table.

Answer: Audrey Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visitor visas have been (a) allowed and (b) refused, in each of the last two years, in (i) Islamabad, (ii) Karachi, (iii) New Delhi, (iv) Bombay and (v) Nigeria. [108688] Mr. Vaz: The following are the figures for non- settlement visa applications in the countries requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1999 {1} 1998 Issued Refused Issued Refused Islamabad 26,249 8,675 26,737 5,615 Karachi 21,763 3,682 22,270 3,116 New Delhi 53,890 10,547 50,538 7,742 Bombay 63,023 5,431 55,957 4,528 Lagos 37,454 8,138 29,480 8,351 Abuja 13,133 1,883 9,562 1,421 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional The Global Entry Clearance Statistics for 1999 will be placed in the House of Commons Library in due course. The figures for 1994-98 are already available in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 344 c138W; 108688
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Applications Entry clearances India Pakistan Visas Nigeria South Asia
Contains statistics: Yes