Written questions

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...