Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for a spousal visa application.

An applicant applying for a family visa at entry clearance should get a decision within 12 weeks.

Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

An applicant applying in the UK to extend a family visa (spouse or partner on a 5-year route to settlement) should get a decision within 8 weeks.

Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

An applicant applying in the UK for settlement should get a decision within 6 months.

Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for spouse/partner applications but the transparency data does, however, include a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).