Politicians: Foreign Nationals

(asked on 4th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the effect of visa refusals for foreign parliamentarians on bilateral relations with those countries.


Answered by
Caroline Nokes Portrait
Caroline Nokes
This question was answered on 14th January 2019

The UK engages with bilateral partners on a wide range of issues including any concerns which they may raise.

Foreign government Ministers visiting the UK on official visits are exempt from immigration control (including the visa requirement). In addition, all diplomats posted to the UK are exempt from the visa requirement.

Applications from Parliamentarians for visit visas are assessed against the published Immigration Rules (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules)

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