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Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 April 2026 (named day). It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Monday, 13 April 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Visas: Families

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the current estimate of the time for resolution of applications for visas under the family route.

Answer

The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, including service standards for processing visa applications.

All family visa applications are carefully considered in line with the published family visa processing times available here: Visa processing times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK. Where applicants require their application to be expedited owing to their individual compelling and compassionate circumstances, we will consider each case on its own merit.

Applicants on certain family routes may choose to use optional priority or super priority services, where available, for an additional fee to receive a faster decision on their application. Applicants using the priority service will usually receive a decision within five working days.

Further information on the priority service is available here: Get a faster decision on your visa or settlement application: Applying for a faster decision - GOV.UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
123136
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Applications Families Visas
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk