Visas: Applications
(asked on 19th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to reduce the processing time for visas to enter the UK.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 26th July 2022
The Home Office is pursuing a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives which will speed up decision making, reduce the time people spend in the system and reduce the numbers who are awaiting an interview or decision.
UKVI has recently reintroduced Priority Visa services for Visitor visa applications in the majority of overseas locations.
UKVI continues to prioritise urgent and compassionate cases where notified.