Written Question·Home Office·UIN 69082

Visas: English Language

Tabled: 18 July 2025

Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Sarah Owen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to waive the Secure English Language Test requirement for foundation year students applying for study visas from the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The Government is keeping all existing visa pathways under review in response to events in Gaza. Palestinians who wish to settle in the UK can do so via the existing routes available.The English language requirements on the Student route are designed to e...

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