Written questions

Veterans: Visas

Commons · Question 105591 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Q101187 on Veterans: Visas, by what date will he have waived visa fees for dependents of Commonwealth veterans.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 19 Jan 2026

Work is ongoing with the Home Office to deliver the manifesto commitment to scrap visa fees for non-UK veterans and their dependants including those from the Commonwealth, but it is not possible at this stage to provide an implementation date.