Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 90763
Academic Technology Approval Scheme: Standards
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Helen Hayes
Labour — Dulwich and West Norwood
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the longest waiting time for a Academic Technology Approval Scheme application to be processed was in the last 12 months.
Answer
Chris ElmoreMost Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) applications are straight forward and 98% of applications during the past year were processed within 30 working days. Between 1 January 2025 to 13 November 2025, the Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office received 33,945 ATAS applications. 670 of those applications were delayed beyond 30 working days.