Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of offering a fee waiver for people with a British spouse applying for a visa renewal.

The Home Office keeps the fees for immigration and nationality applications under regular review. However, no specific assessment on the potential merits of offering a fee waiver for people with a British spouse applying for a visa renewal has been undertaken.

The Home Office provides exceptions to the need to pay application fees in a number of specific circumstances. These exceptions ensure the Home Office's immigration and nationality fee structure complies with international obligations and wider government policy.