Written Question·Home Office·UIN 19885
Visas: Entertainers
Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Shaun Davies
Labour — Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exemption to the rules preventing anyone previously sentenced to more than 12 months in custody from obtaining visas for performing artist
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Immigration Rules in this area are aligned with the long-standing automatic deportation threshold for individuals who have received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more, as set out in the UK Borders Act 2007. In exceptional circumstances, a visa ...
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