Written questions

Immigration: Married People

Commons · Question 28215 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes are in place to identify non-UK nationals who are married overseas but fail to declare their marital status in immigration applications; and how many such cases were identified in the l

Answer

Answered by Jo White, 14 Sep 2026

The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.Where an Entry Clearance Officer considers that information provided in the application is dishonest or false, they may refuse the application in accorda...