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Written question asked by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 October 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 October 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 23 October 2015. A substantive answer was provided by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 November 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Visas: Dependants

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Adult Dependent Relative visas were refused in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012, (f) 2013 and (g) 2014.

Answer

The requested information is not available. Applications from adult dependent relatives of a British Citizen or a settled person in the UK are included in the category ‘Family: Other (for immediate settlement)’ in the published entry clearance visa tables but cannot be identified separately. The latest published figures for the ‘Family: Other (for immediate settlement)’ category are given in the table below.


Entry clearance visa applications and resolution: Family: Other (for immediate settlement)

Year

Applications

Resolved

Granted

%

Refused

%

Withdrawn or lapsed

2008

3,288

3,336

1,307

39%

1,987

60%

42

2009

2,619

2,596

1,148

44%

1,412

54%

36

2010

2,205

2,509

1,258

50%

1,224

49%

27

2011

1,837

1,857

1,109

60%

728

39%

20

2012

1,725

1,915

845

44%

1,045

55%

25

2013

1,218

1,563

488

31%

1,061

68%

14

2014

1,001

1,277

377

30%

881

69%

19

The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visa applications and resolutions by category in table vi_01_q (Entry clearance visas tables volume 1) within the Immigration Statistics release. The published statistics do not distinguish between applications made and decided under the family Immigration Rules in force before and from 9 July 2012. Grants and other case resolutions do not necessarily correspond to an application made in the same period.

A copy of the latest release, “Immigration Statistics April to June 2015”, is available from the Library of the House and from https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release

Information on passenger arrivals does not separately identify adult dependent relatives. Information on emigration from the UK is the responsibility of the Office for National Statistics.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12547
Session
2015-16
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Dependants Visas
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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