Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68946

Visas: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 17 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a concession for care workers in the qualifying time for indefinite leave to remain due to delays in UK visa and immigration process

Answer

Seema Malhotra

There are no delays in processing straightforward Health and Care Worker visa applications.Section 3C leave, as defined in Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971, automatically extends a person’s immigration permission if they have submitted an applicatio...

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