Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to provide visa applicants with information on the service standard for visa applications.

The Home Office has updated guidance on expected waiting times so that customers have a realistic indication of how long their applications will take to be processed.

Our website (www.gov.uk) provides up to date information on our visa processing times for visit, work and study applications. We encourage customers to continue to refer to these updates as our processing times change on a regular basis. We continue to prioritise any urgent, compelling, or compassionate cases.