Written Question·Home Office·UIN 93489

Electronic Travel Authorisations and Visas: Asylum

Tabled: 21 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of asylum seekers who previously entered the UK on a) a visa or b) other leave with relevant

Answer

Alex Norris

This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...

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