Written Question·Home Office·UIN 57000

Visas: Graduates

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Maureen Burke

LabourGlasgow North East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing consideration of extenuating circumstances in decisions on Graduate visa applications.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Graduate route is an unsponsored route with streamlined requirements, of which a fundamental element is the need to have successfully completed an eligible course of study. UKVI have the ability to exercise discretion on a case-by-case basis where the...

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