Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the 30-day travel period for the vignette application for people unable to enter the UK due to flight cancellations as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

The Home Office has put in place a range of measures to support those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. It has been agreed that if an individual’s 30-day visa to travel to the UK for work, study or to join family has expired, or is about to expire, a replacement visa with revised validity dates valid for up to 90 days may be requested free of charge until the end of this year (2020).

Affected customers will need to contact the UKVI Coronavirus Immigration Help Centre. Full details of the Help Centre and how to make a request can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents .