Written Question·Home Office·UIN 74196

Visas: Gaza

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide safe routes for students from Gaza who have secured UK scholarships but are currently unable to meet biometric requirements.

Answer

Mike Tapp

The 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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