Visas: Gaza
Commons · Question 69275 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will waive biometric visa requirements for students in Gaza who are due to commence university programmes in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 5 Sep 2025
The Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas for all Chevening scholars from Gaza, with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival in the UK.We are in the process of doing the same for a group of students in Gaza who have been awarde...