Written questions

Visas: Gaza

Commons · Question 12989 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) creating a Gaza Family visa scheme modelled on the Ukraine Family Scheme visa and (b) deferring biometric requirements for those eligible

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 14 Nov 2024

The Government is determined to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and rapidly increase aid, ensuring humanitarian support is reaching people there. The government is keeping existing visa pathways under review in response to events. Palestinian nationals who wis...