Written Question·Home Office·UIN 112471

Visas: Turkey

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026

Question

Josh Dean

LabourHertford and Stortford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed retrospective changes to settlement requirements for European Communities Association Agreement visa holders on levels of migration

Answer

Mike Tapp
The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was subject to a 12 week public consultation, which closed on 12 February 2026.The consultation sought views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for those already ...

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