Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) create a Lebanese family scheme visa to enable immediate family members of British nationals to come to the UK and (b) waive (i) family visa income thresholds, (ii) English Language requirements and (iii) fees for such applications.

We are monitoring the situation in Lebanon closely and keeping all existing visa pathways under review.

Lebanese nationals who wish to come to the UK should do so via the existing range of routes available.

Any application for a UK visa will be assessed against the requirements of the Immigration Rules.

Those who cannot meet all the eligibility requirements may still be granted permission where there are exceptional circumstances which mean refusal would result in unjustifiably harsh consequences for the applicant or their family.

More information on all routes available for a person to apply to work, study or settle/join family in the UK can be found here: Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)