Visas: Iran
Commons · Question 3628 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the visa sponsorship process includes checks against intelligence assessments of Iranian-linked networks.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 2 Jun 2026
We conduct mandatory security checks on all personnel named on sponsor licence applications, including those with Iranian links.Sponsor licence applications can and will be refused, where it is appropriate to do so.