Domestic Abuse
Lords · Question HL7929 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Gohir
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 9 December 2024 (HL2824), what assessment they have made of the prevalence of transnational marriage abandonment cases for 2024 and 2025.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 16 Jun 2025
Since 31 January 2024 those who find themselves a victim of domestic abuse in the form of transnational marriage abandonment (TMA) can apply for entry clearance (Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE)) under Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse to the Immigration R...