Written Question·Home Office·UIN 74195
Visas: Gaza
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting biometric deferrals for students from Gaza who have been awarded UK scholarships but are unable to access biometric fa
Answer
Mike TappThe Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas, with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival for all Chevening Scholars from Gaza.We are in the process of doing the same for a group of students who have been awarded fully funded sch...
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