Written Question·Home Office·UIN 19885

Visas: Entertainers

Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

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 Eagle
The 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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