Immigration: Ministers of Religion
Commons · Question 6480 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether ministers of religion on the relevant visa route will continue to be eligible for settlement after five years’ lawful residence; and whether they will be exempt from any proposed ten-year qual
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 8 Jun 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...