Visas: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 68946 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Ann Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a concession for care workers in the qualifying time for indefinite leave to remain due to delays in UK visa and immigration process
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 22 Jul 2025
There are no delays in processing straightforward Health and Care Worker visa applications.Section 3C leave, as defined in Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971, automatically extends a person’s immigration permission if they have submitted an applicatio...