Written questions

Visas: Care Workers

Commons · Question 121955 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that delays in deciding visa extension and in-country switching applications for existing care workers do not lead to the loss of experienced staff from care ho

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 24 Mar 2026

UK Visas and Immigration is not currently experiencing any delays in the processing of visa extensions or applications for switching in-country. Up to date processing times can be found at: Visa processing times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK, and,...