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Migrant Workers: Visas

Commons · Question 28515 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances a person who has breached visa conditions may subsequently obtain settlement.

Answer

Answered by Jo White, 14 Sep 2026

Appendix FM and Part Suitability of the Immigration Rules sets out the grounds for refusal which apply to settlement applications, depending on the route. Decisions on refusals are either mandatory or discretionary. All decisions must be compatible with t...