Written Question·Home Office·UIN 62640

Asylum and Visas: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Stephen Gethins

Scottish National PartyArbroath and Broughty Ferry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department accepts documents for (a) visa and (b) asylum applications translated by artificial intelligence.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Whilst the Home Office is committed to using technology and innovation to make the asylum system more efficient, the Home Office does not currently use Artificial Intelligence to translate documents submitted as evidence in asylum claims.

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