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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many revoked spousal visas have led to the deportation of the spouse concerned in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many revoked spousal visas have led to the deportation of the spouse concerned in each of the last eight years.
The following table shows the number of individuals returned who had previously had a spousal visa curtailed.
Table 1: Number of individuals returned who had previously had a spousal visa curtailed, 2008-2015 | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Total returns | 32 | 89 | 126 | 106 | 105 | 95 | 96 | 83 | |||||
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Notes: Individuals with a spousal visa curtailment from 2006 provided for PQ 41641 have been used. Please see the caveats associated with that response for details of the data included. | |||||||||||||
The dates in the table are those when the individual returned, not when their spousal visa had been curtailed (which are outlined in PQ 41641). | |||||||||||||
Returns figures are based on data used in Published Returns figures from Migration Statistics and include both enforced and voluntary returns. | |||||||||||||
Returns have been matched to the nearest Curtailment. Individuals with more than one curtailment have been counted only once. | |||||||||||||
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics. | |||||||||||||
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas have been granted in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas have been granted in each of the last eight years.
The information requested is shown in the table below:
Partner entry clearance visas granted | ||||||
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2008 | 44,499 | 600 | ||||
2009 | 38,242 | 1,314 | ||||
2010 | 38,414 | 2,052 | ||||
2011 | 33,496 | 1,336 | ||||
2012 | 30,411 | 1,097 | ||||
2013 | 23,481 | 1,081 | ||||
2014 | 26,352 | 592 | ||||
2015 | 28,947 | 630 | ||||
Source: Home Office, Migration Statistics (MBA) | ||||||
Immigration Statistics, January - March 2016, table vi_01_q, Visas Volume 1. | ||||||
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-january-to-march-2016-data-tables | ||||||
The published statistics do not distinguish between applications decided under the family Immigration Rules in force before and from 9 July 2012.
The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on visa applications for René González Sehwerert and Gerardo Hernández Nordelo; and whether such applications will be processed by 11 July 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on visa applications for René González Sehwerert and Gerardo Hernández Nordelo; and whether such applications will be processed by 11 July 2016.
In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Home Office is limited in what information it can provide when the request is made by someone who is not the applicant. The Home Office is therefore unable to provide the information requested.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas were revoked in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas were revoked in each of the last eight years.
The number of spousal visas that were curtailed in each of the last eight years is as follows:
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2008 | 670 |
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2009 | 754 |
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2010 | 942 |
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2011 | 886 |
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2012 | 447 |
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2013 | 465 |
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Please note that this data is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics. It is based on the casetypes and outcomes defined by yourselves below, any curtailments recorded in a different way will not be picked up. This needs to be made clear in the answer. Data Run as below - Casetypes used (defined by the business) - Curtailment Consideration - Other and Curtailment Consideration - Spouse/Partner only | |||||||||||
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to letters from the GMB trades union National Secretary, Mick Rix, on the outsourcing of jobs at British Airways and use of tier 2 visas; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to letters from the GMB trades union National Secretary, Mick Rix, on the outsourcing of jobs at British Airways and use of tier 2 visas; and if she will make a statement.
The Home Office has received letters from Mr Rix and intends to respond in due course. It is a decision for businesses whether to outsource certain functions. We have, however, responded to concerns that use of the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer (ICT)) route may undercut or displace resident workers. On 24 March we announced that we will simplify and streamline the route in line with our international trade commitments to admit senior managers and specialists. From April 2017, all transferees (other than limited numbers of graduate trainees) will be required to qualify under a single visa category with a minimum salary of £41,500.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the immigration health surcharge for visa applications on the number of visas applied for; how much funding has been raised by that surcharge since its introduction; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the immigration health surcharge for visa applications on the number of visas applied for; how much funding has been raised by that surcharge since its introduction; and if she will make...
There is no evidence to suggest that there has been a reduction in visa applications as a result of the introduction of the Immigration Health Surcharge.
A summary of Immigration Health Surcharge income collected during 2015-16 will be published shortly in the Home Office annual report and accounts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to change visa requirements for EU citizens who wish to travel, study and work in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to change visa requirements for EU citizens who wish to travel, study and work in the UK.
There will be no immediate changes in the circumstances of European nationals who wish to travel, study and work in the UK.
EU nationals do not currently need to apply for an entry visa, residence card or a permanent residence card in order to enjoy their free movement rights and responsibilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for visitor visas from each country were accepted in the most recent year for which records are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for visitor visas from each country were accepted in the most recent year for which records are available.
The information requested is given in the table below:
Entry clearance visa cases resolved in 2015 by nationality:visitor visas (including dependants). | ||||
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| Country of nationality | Resolved/Decisions | Granted | % Granted |
| All nationalities | 2,225,339 | 1,914,072 | 86% |
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| China | 421,302 | 397,764 | 94% |
| India | 411,576 | 367,243 | 89% |
| Nigeria | 131,540 | 88,367 | 67% |
| Russia | 114,383 | 109,717 | 96% |
| Saudi Arabia | 104,555 | 103,534 | 99% |
| Turkey | 96,824 | 89,665 | 93% |
| South Africa | 92,274 | 90,788 | 98% |
| Pakistan | 90,414 | 44,989 | 50% |
| Kuwait | 87,484 | 86,991 | 99% |
| Thailand | 61,790 | 58,000 | 94% |
| Egypt | 40,830 | 32,869 | 81% |
| Philippines | 40,315 | 35,867 | 89% |
| Ukraine | 34,659 | 27,671 | 80% |
| Indonesia | 33,253 | 31,911 | 96% |
| Ghana | 26,533 | 15,251 | 57% |
| Sri Lanka | 24,199 | 17,722 | 73% |
| Colombia | 23,413 | 22,636 | 97% |
| Bangladesh | 21,713 | 9,389 | 43% |
| Algeria | 21,290 | 14,851 | 70% |
| Lebanon | 17,750 | 14,930 | 84% |
| Kenya | 14,997 | 12,822 | 85% |
| Morocco | 14,827 | 13,115 | 88% |
| Jordan | 14,371 | 11,897 | 83% |
| Iran | 14,255 | 8,152 | 57% |
| Vietnam | 13,674 | 11,822 | 86% |
| Kazakhstan | 12,988 | 12,429 | 96% |
| Serbia | 11,896 | 10,858 | 91% |
| Bahrain | 10,955 | 10,778 | 98% |
| Zimbabwe | 9,884 | 6,287 | 64% |
| Venezuela | 9,873 | 8,823 | 89% |
| Iraq | 9,419 | 2,717 | 29% |
| Belarus | 9,101 | 8,577 | 94% |
| Qatar | 8,288 | 8,238 | 99% |
| Azerbaijan | 7,377 | 6,813 | 92% |
| Nepal | 7,292 | 5,235 | 72% |
| United Arab Emirates | 7,263 | 7,240 | 100% |
| Jamaica | 7,101 | 4,995 | 70% |
| Albania | 6,732 | 4,681 | 70% |
| Peru | 6,696 | 6,372 | 95% |
| Sudan | 6,183 | 2,414 | 39% |
| Uganda | 5,968 | 4,041 | 68% |
| Tunisia | 5,738 | 4,871 | 85% |
| Georgia | 5,362 | 4,169 | 78% |
| Refugee | 5,290 | 3,702 | 70% |
| Syria | 4,941 | 1,266 | 26% |
| Tanzania | 4,796 | 4,141 | 86% |
| Kosovo | 4,416 | 3,116 | 71% |
| Cameroon | 4,094 | 2,771 | 68% |
| Occupied Palestinian Territories | 3,835 | 2,224 | 58% |
| Angola | 3,665 | 2,697 | 74% |
| Zambia | 3,586 | 3,010 | 84% |
| Ecuador | 3,423 | 3,207 | 94% |
| Ethiopia | 3,142 | 2,238 | 71% |
| Macedonia | 3,134 | 2,739 | 87% |
| Congo (Democratic Republic) | 2,961 | 1,457 | 49% |
| Uzbekistan | 2,778 | 2,076 | 75% |
| Yemen | 2,711 | 689 | 25% |
| Libya | 2,627 | 1,121 | 43% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,550 | 2,156 | 85% |
| Gambia, The | 2,544 | 1,063 | 42% |
| Burma | 2,505 | 1,926 | 77% |
| Sierra Leone | 2,452 | 1,545 | 63% |
| Afghanistan | 2,393 | 981 | 41% |
| Armenia | 2,356 | 2,237 | 95% |
* | United States | 2,065 | 1,500 | 73% |
| Ivory Coast | 1,998 | 1,346 | 67% |
| Other and unknown | 1,986 | 1,387 | 70% |
| Cuba | 1,847 | 1,558 | 84% |
| Senegal | 1,665 | 1,016 | 61% |
| Mongolia | 1,664 | 1,407 | 85% |
| Dominican Republic | 1,655 | 1,524 | 92% |
| Malawi | 1,618 | 1,316 | 81% |
| Oman | 1,256 | 1,235 | 98% |
| Moldova | 1,246 | 920 | 74% |
| Cambodia | 1,042 | 832 | 80% |
| Montenegro | 1,027 | 944 | 92% |
| Fiji | 1,004 | 878 | 87% |
| Bolivia | 984 | 901 | 92% |
| Mozambique | 975 | 852 | 87% |
| Guyana | 909 | 734 | 81% |
* | Hong Kong | 881 | 771 | 88% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 877 | 724 | 83% |
| Turkmenistan | 823 | 692 | 84% |
| Rwanda | 813 | 668 | 82% |
* | Australia | 740 | 627 | 85% |
| Guinea | 649 | 372 | 57% |
| Congo | 624 | 392 | 63% |
| Eritrea | 583 | 221 | 38% |
* | Brazil | 565 | 422 | 75% |
| Laos | 490 | 407 | 83% |
* | Canada | 444 | 353 | 80% |
| Benin | 407 | 275 | 68% |
| Madagascar | 393 | 344 | 88% |
| Mali | 388 | 260 | 67% |
| Togo | 341 | 217 | 64% |
| Somalia | 338 | 129 | 38% |
| Liberia | 330 | 218 | 66% |
| Swaziland | 318 | 294 | 92% |
* | Japan | 306 | 274 | 90% |
| Tajikistan | 306 | 238 | 78% |
| Gabon | 302 | 249 | 82% |
| Burkina | 295 | 233 | 79% |
| Haiti | 265 | 230 | 87% |
* | Malaysia | 264 | 208 | 79% |
| Comoros | 262 | 199 | 76% |
| Sudan (South) | 248 | 166 | 67% |
* | Korea (South) | 237 | 217 | 92% |
| Lesotho | 232 | 212 | 91% |
| Cyprus | 225 | 136 | 60% |
| Taiwan | 217 | 203 | 94% |
| Stateless | 214 | 151 | 71% |
* | New Zealand | 208 | 163 | 78% |
| Djibouti | 182 | 106 | 58% |
| Burundi | 181 | 123 | 68% |
| Mauritania | 172 | 147 | 85% |
* | Mexico | 143 | 109 | 76% |
| Bhutan | 126 | 113 | 90% |
| Chad | 124 | 91 | 73% |
| Niger | 124 | 85 | 69% |
| Surinam | 120 | 108 | 90% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 115 | 58 | 50% |
| Cape Verde | 107 | 67 | 63% |
* | Israel | 105 | 72 | 69% |
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| Other nationalities | 778 | 515 | 66% |
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*Non-visa national. Such nationalities do not normally require a visa to enter the UK as a visitor for stays of less than 6 months | ||||
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Proportion of visitor visas granted relate to visas for which a decision was made in 2015, and may include cases where applications were made in 2014 | ||||
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The proportion granted varies by nationality reflecting a number of factors, including the evidence submitted in individual applications, whether applicants are eligible, and UKVI’s assessment of whether an applicant is a genuine visitor. Detailed information on how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics’, available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visitor visas were issued in China in the first three months of (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK visitor visas were issued in China in the first three months of (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
The number of UK visit visas issued in China in the first three months of a) 2015 and b) 2016 is shown in the following Table:
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| Table 1 - How many UK visitor visas were issued in China in the First three months of a) 2015 & b) 2016. | ||||||||
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people granted visitor visas from countries in sub-Saharan Africa did not return to their country of origin following the expiry of their visa in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people granted visitor visas from countries in sub-Saharan Africa did not return to their country of origin following the expiry of their visa in each year since 2010.
The data requested is not currently available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Mohammed Amir has been granted a visa to travel to the UK for the Test series between England and Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons Mohammed Amir has been granted a visa to travel to the UK for the Test series between England and Pakistan.
In order to safeguard an individual's personal information and comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 the Home Office is limited in what information it can provide when the request is made by someone who is not the applicant. The Home Office is therefore unable to provide the information requested.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who were granted student visas before the removal of the post-study work visa are still accredited as students in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals who were granted student visas before the removal of the post-study work visa are still accredited as students in the UK.
This information is not readily available. Providing the information requested would incur a disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who overstayed their visa have been identified leaving the UK in each month since 8 April 2015; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who overstayed their visa have been identified leaving the UK in each month since 8 April 2015; and if she will make a statement.
The data requested is not currently available. My Department is considering the use of exit checks data for statistical reporting purposes. Any data published then will be subject to data assurance standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 3 March 2016 to Question 28999, how many (a) credibility interviews were conducted and (b) students did not undergo such interviews in each year from 2009-10 to 2015-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 3 March 2016 to Question 28999, how many (a) credibility interviews were conducted and (b) students did not undergo such interviews in each year from 2009-10 to 2015-16.
The number of point of application credibility interviews of Tier 4 applicants conducted by UK Visas and Immigration during the time periods requested can be found in the table below.
Financial Year | Number of Tier 4 credibility interviews conducted* |
2013-2014 | 112357 |
2014-2015 | 123749 |
2015-2016 | 60131 |
*This data is taken from unpublished local management information that is not subject to national statistics protocols and is therefore subject to change. |
All of these interviews were conducted via video conference by staff based in the UK. Additional interviews may be conducted overseas as part of the application process.
The difference in the number of interviews conducted can primarily be explained by a shift towards more in-depth interviewing of higher risk cases. This more selective approach to interviewing follows a number of reforms we have introduced to the student migration system to clamp down on abuse while continuing to attract the brightest and best to our world-class institutions. These reforms have had an impact both on the volume and genuineness of the student visa applications we now receive.
The Home Office does not hold the specific data requested in a format that would allow us to state how many students did not undergo such interviews. To obtain this information would involve reviewing individual case records, incurring disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visa applicants to each visa application centre were fingerprinted before they travelled to the UK in each of the last seven years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of visa applicants to each visa application centre were fingerprinted before they travelled to the UK in each of the last seven years.
All visa applicants are required to provide biometric information, including fingerprints, as part of the visa application process.
Exceptions to this requirement are limited to individuals defined as exempt from immigration control; members of diplomatic missions based overseas travelling to the UK on an official visit; children under the age of five; and those who are physically unable to provide fingerprints (e.g. those who do not have fingers).
The Home Office is unable to provide the specific information in the format requested without incurring disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the decision to introduce a 30-day deadline to travel once a family reunion visa has been issued; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the decision to introduce a 30-day deadline to travel once a family reunion visa has been issued; and if she will make a statement.
The visas issued to non-EEA nationals who are coming from overseas to stay in the UK for more than six-months are limited to 30 days duration because they are intended to act as a means of enabling the person to travel to the UK and to collect their biometric residence permit (BRP) following their arrival in the country. When a family reunion application is made individuals can specify the date they would like the visa to start to enable them to make any necessary travel arrangements, including obtaining exit visas.
The start date of the visa can be deferred for up to three months from the date of application. If there is any delay expected in the processing time of the application, the individual will be contacted by UKVI and informed about the delay. Where someone is unable to make arrangements to travel to the UK within the 30 day period, they can apply for a replacement visa.
We are aware that a small number of families have experienced difficulties with the visa procedures to enable them to join their family members in the UK, and have sought to address these issues by updating the guidance we issue to Entry Clearance Officers on family reunion applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were processed using the priority visa service in 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were processed using the priority visa service in 2015.
The number of visas processed using priority visa services in 2015 is shown in the attached table. This figure includes both priority and super priority applications.
| Total Priority applications resolved between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec-2015 | 561,475 |
| of which Super Priority applications resolved between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec-2015 | 9,400 |
| of which Priority applications resolved between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec-2015 | 552,075 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for settlement visas using the priority visa service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for settlement visas using the priority visa service.
The average processing time for settlement applications made using priority visa services between 01-Jan-2015 and 31-Dec 2015 is 7.41 days.
This is a provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence can be provided to prove gross rental income in order to meet the minimum income threshold for a spousal visa.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence can be provided to prove gross rental income in order to meet the minimum income threshold for a spousal visa.
Under paragraph 10(a) of Appendix FM-SE to the Immigration Rules, the evidence required of gross rental income under the minimum income threshold for a spousal visa comprises confirmation of ownership of the property, personal bank statements showing the relevant income and a rental agreement or contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of settlement visas using the priority visa service were processed in Islamabad, Pakistan within (a) 10, (b) 15, (c) 30, (d) 60, (e) 90 and (f) 120 days.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of settlement visas using the priority visa service were processed in Islamabad, Pakistan within (a) 10, (b) 15, (c) 30, (d) 60, (e) 90 and (f) 120 days.
There were five priority settlement applications processed in Islamabad, Pakistan between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2015. All of these cases were resolved within 15 days.
This data is taken from provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.