Thangam Debbonaire – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2015-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for family reunion made by Syrian nationals have been (a) received, (b) decided, (c) granted and (d) refused in each of the last five years.
James Brokenshire
The numbers of applications for family reunion visas from Syrian nationals received, decided, granted and refused in each of the last five years is set out in the table below.
|
ReportYear |
Applications |
Issued |
Refused |
Withdrawn |
Lapsed |
|
2010 |
44 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
2011 |
56 |
45 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
|
2012 |
250 |
134 |
45 |
4 |
0 |
|
2013 |
930 |
619 |
64 |
12 |
0 |
|
2014 |
1172 |
980 |
209 |
16 |
3 |
Source: PRAU 14.10.15
Footnote: Applications may be decided in subsequent periods and therefore do not equal the total of issued, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed. For example some applications in 2014 may be decided in 2015.’
