Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 192325

Chevening Scholarships Programme: Afghanistan

Tabled: 4 July 2023
Answered: 11 July 2023
Named Day

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the criteria for granting indefinite leave to remain to the Afghan Chevening scholar cohort have changed since 2022.

Answer

Chevening awards were offered to Afghans resident in third countries for 2022-23.The FCDO will provide a letter of consent to current scholars whose visas in other countries have expired or will expire, allowing them to apply for another UK visa, exemptin...

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