Written Question·Home Office·UIN 123480

Visas: Married People

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure spousal visa applications remain affordable in the context of the additional costs of the immigration healthcare surcharge.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The Home Office has always provided for exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances. These include affordability-based waivers for entry clearance and leave to remain on family and human rights routes. In such case...

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