Written Question·Home Office·UIN 99270

Visas: Sponsorship

Tabled: 11 December 2025

Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process certificate of sponsorship applications.

Answer

Mike Tapp

It is the responsibility of individual businesses to monitor the visa expiry dates of their overseas employees and to take appropriate action to ensure continuity of employment. The published service standard for non-complex Undefined Certificate of Spons...

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