Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 34060 on Afghanistan: Resettlement, what the (a) required entry clearance processes and (b) relevant suitability requirements are that need to be met in order for family members to obtain entry clearance to the UK.

Applicants for the ARAP, including family member applicants, apply to the MoD for eligibility consideration. If found eligible, the MoD make an application for entry clearance to the Home Office on behalf of each eligible person, part of which requires the applicant to attend a visa application centre to submit their biometrics.

Suitability requirements are set out in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules: Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules part 9: grounds for refusal - Guidance - GOV.UK.