Visas: Syria

Home Office written question – answered at on 12 September 2016.

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Photo of Marion Fellows Marion Fellows SNP Whip

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the granting of visas to Syrian passport holders to enter the UK on a short term basis.

Photo of Marion Fellows Marion Fellows SNP Whip

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy to immediately reject visa applications based on the applicant's nationality.

Photo of Robert Goodwill Robert Goodwill The Minister for Immigration

It is not Home Office policy to refuse an application for a visa on the basis of an applicant’s nationality. All visa applications are considered on their merits, in accordance with the Immigration Rules.

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