Visas: Gaza
Commons · Question 74198 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on biometric processing for students from Gaza seeking to take up scholarships in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 10 Sep 2025
The Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas, with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival for all Chevening Scholars from Gaza.We are in the process of doing the same for a group of students who have been awarded fully funded sch...