Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-11-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of spousal visa postal applications were determined within eight weeks in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.

James Brokenshire

The proportion of postal spousal visa applications that received a grant or refusal outcome and were determined within eight weeks during 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 were (data from 2009 has been included for context):

• In 2009, of 19436 applications, 11% were determined within eight weeks

• In 2010, of 17455 applications, 51% were determined within eight weeks

• In 2011, of 11570 applications, 73% were determined within eight weeks

• In 2012, of 9580 applications, 12% were determined within eight weeks

• In 2013, of 20440 applications, 31% were determined within eight weeks

• In 2014, of 13020 applications, 65% were determined within eight weeks