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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on extending the special China visitor visa pilot scheme to include other nations; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on extending the special China visitor visa pilot scheme to include other nations; and if she will make a statement.
Since January 2016 the UK has offered a two-year validity visit visa to Chinese nationals for the same price as a six-month visa. This is a pilot scheme which we are running to assess the benefits and impacts of such an approach more broadly. There are currently no plans to extend this pilot to any other countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made the effect on the creative industries of extending the current visa regime for non-EU nationals to EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made the effect on the creative industries of extending the current visa regime for non-EU nationals to EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
As part of this process, Government has also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to undertake a detailed assessment of the role of EU migration across all parts of the UK economy and society.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of processing visa applications which were rejected since 2010; and what the amount accruing to the public purse in fees charged to applicants for those visa applications was in that period.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of processing visa applications which were rejected since 2010; and what the amount accruing to the public purse in fees charged to applicants for those visa applications was in that period.
The Home Office does not hold the information in the format requested. In order to provide the cost of processing only rejected visa applications, would involve sifting through all applications data which would exceed the £850 cost limit
The cost of processing visa applications varies by application type and these are set out in the published unit costs and fees table, which can be accessed via the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/606616/Unit_cost_table_2017.
Amount received from Visa applications are not differentiated between the various categories in which they are received. Our ledger will not allow us to provide this level of detail.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that those establishing residency in the UK via a Tier 1 visa pass strict checks.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that those establishing residency in the UK via a Tier 1 visa pass strict checks.
In 2015, we introduced new, more stringent measures on our Tier 1 (Investor) route before applicants can invest in the UK. These changes ensure that migrants are subjected to stronger due diligence and anti-money laundering checks before they are granted a visa. We also doubled the minimum required investment and removed a provision which allowed migrants to invest money which had been obtained through loans. We created new powers to refuse applications including where granting the visa is not conducive to the public good.
On the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route, we have introduced a number of measures which ensure that migrants must demonstrate that they have made an economic contribution to the UK before they can settle.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 12 October 2017 to Question 105497 on Visas, how many non-straightforward applications received under each immigration route that were not withdrawn, voided, rejected or discontinued, took longer than four weeks to be determined; what the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer 12 October 2017 to Question 105497 on Visas, how many non-straightforward applications received under each immigration route that were not withdrawn, voided, rejected or discontinued, took longer than four weeks to be determined; what the average...
The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.
The available information relating to performance against service standards and processing of cases is published at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data
The Secretary of State currently has no plans to make a statement on this subject.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to link the issue of future visas to workers from the EU to specific evidence about skills gaps in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to link the issue of future visas to workers from the EU to specific evidence about skills gaps in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
There are a range of options for the future immigration system and it is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the economy and the labour market. We will ensure that decisions on the long-term system are based on evidence.
On 27 July, the Government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy. The MAC will advise on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the EU and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. It will report in September 2018 and its findings will help shape the government’s decisions on the future immigration system.
The Government also regularly engages with sectoral bodies to ensure our immigration routes work effectively to enable businesses to access the talent they need. Their contributions do, and will continue to, inform our decisions on any changes to the system.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 118019, on Visas: Sponsorship, if she will place the full text of her Department's last formal review of the suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for small companies in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2017 to Question 118019, on Visas: Sponsorship, if she will place the full text of her Department's last formal review of the suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for small companies in...
Rather than necessarily undertaking formal reviews, the Home Office regularly reviews policy and process based on feedback from all types of sponsor, regardless of size.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of the loss of passports or other personal documents sent to the Department in support of visa applications were recorded in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of the loss of passports or other personal documents sent to the Department in support of visa applications were recorded in each of the last three years.
The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much income has been generated from visa and immigration applications and appeals in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much income has been generated from visa and immigration applications and appeals in each of the last 10 years.
Information on visa and immigration income is published annually in The Home Office Annual Report and Accounts. Refer to links below for the last 10 years figures.
FY2016/17 - page 117: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/627853/ho_annual_report_and_accounts_2016_2017.pdf
FY2015/16 - page 134:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539638/HO_AR_16_gov.pdf
FY2014/15 – page 126
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441282/HO-AR15_web.pdf
FY2013/14 – page 111
FY2012/13 – page 133
FY2011/12 – page 136
FY2010/11 – page 115-116
FY2009/10 – page 70-71
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247694/0193.pdf
FY2008/09 – page 58-59
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250601/0466.pdf
FY2007/08 – page 58-59
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/231192/0868.pdf
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review or amend the rules for issuing Tier 2 visas, in the light of reported shortages of Asian food chefs in the UK.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review or amend the rules for issuing Tier 2 visas, in the light of reported shortages of Asian food chefs in the UK.
The Government commissioned advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which advises the Government on shortage occupations. The MAC has consulted widely with the restaurant industry on a number of occasions and concluded that the current criteria adequately identify the very best chefs whilst providing measures for preventing abuse of the system.
In seeking to develop an immigration system that serves the national interest, in July 2017, we commissioned the MAC to advise on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy – which will inform our decisions on the future system. The MAC has been asked to report by September 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the fees charged to applicants is attributed to the cost of processing the application for each available type of visa.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the fees charged to applicants is attributed to the cost of processing the application for each available type of visa.
The Home Office publishes a comprehensive list of all Border, Immigration and Citizenship application fees and unit costs, the details of which can be found via the following link.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to offer visitors from India an equivalent visitor visa arrangement to that already provided to Chinese visitors under the two-year multiple entry scheme to encourage trade and tourism between India and the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward proposals to offer visitors from India an equivalent visitor visa arrangement to that already provided to Chinese visitors under the two-year multiple entry scheme to encourage trade and tourism between India and the UK.
Since January 2016 the UK has offered a two-year validity visit visa to Chinese nationals for the same price as a six-month visa. This is a pilot scheme which we are running to assess the benefits and impacts of such an approach more broadly. There are currently no plans to extend this pilot to any other countries.
The Home Office does, however, recognise that visitors from India are an important source of revenue for our tourism market and is committed to offering the most efficient and customer focused visa service in India.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regional variations in the salary thresholds for tier two visas for skilled non-EU migrants.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regional variations in the salary thresholds for tier two visas for skilled non-EU migrants.
The Government is committed to developing an immigration system that serves the national interest and are clear that applying different immigration rules to different parts of the UK would complicate the immigration system, harm its integrity, and cause difficulties for employers who need the flexibility to deploy their staff to other parts of the UK.
The Government commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to undertake a comprehensive review of the Tier 2 route in June 2015.
The MAC concluded and has repeatedly recommended that we should not operate different salary thresholds for different regions and countries in the UK. More information about the MAC and its report on Tier 2 can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-mac-review-tier-2-migration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to have a public consultation on the functioning of the visa system for those coming to the UK to work before the publication of the Immigration Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to have a public consultation on the functioning of the visa system for those coming to the UK to work before the publication of the Immigration Bill.
The Government has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy, which is underway. The MAC is due to report on this by September 2018.
We are considering the options for our future immigration system, post EU Exit, very carefully and will outline further details shortly. Any decisions on that future system will be based on evidence and will be discussed with a wide range of stakeholders before they are made.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for non-EU workers in small companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the suitability of the current visa sponsorship process for non-EU workers in small companies.
The Home Office reviews the visa sponsorship process regularly to ensure that it is suitable for all types of sponsor.
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, copies of which will be available in the Vote Office.
The offer...
My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration (Brandon Lewis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, copies of which will be available in the Vote Office.
The offer...
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, copies of which will be available in the Vote Office.
The offer the UK makes to highly-skilled international leaders in science, research digital technology and the arts is being enhanced by...
My rt hon Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, copies of which will be available in the Vote Office.
The offer the UK makes to highly-skilled international leaders in science, research digital technology and the arts is being enhanced by...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of sites where applicants can submit biometric data for the purposes of (a) visa and (b) passport applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of sites where applicants can submit biometric data for the purposes of (a) visa and (b) passport applications.
Visa applicants are able to access an extensive network of biometric enrolment locations across the UK and globally. The number and location of these application points is regularly reviewed with our commercial partners to ensure that our service is responsive to changes in demand.
The applicant’s facial biometric is captured for UK passport purposes from the image supplied with the application, and there are no restrictions on the site where the image can be taken providing that the resulting photograph is compliant. There are no other biometrics captured as part of a UK passport application.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Israel on the time taken to issue an exit visa for Mohammed Awad.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Israel on the time taken to issue an exit visa for Mohammed Awad.
Whilst the Government sympathises with Mr Awad, we are unable to intervene in his case. Due to the high number of such cases, we do not intervene as a general rule in cases regarding non-British nationals.