Written Question·Home Office·UIN 66308

Visas: Families

Tabled: 9 July 2025
Answered: 24 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Simon Opher

LabourStroud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has not published service standards for the time taken for applications for Family visas made on the basis of a person’s private life to be considered.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, including service standards for processing visa applications.