To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for issuing people who arrived from Afghanistan in 2021 and who were issued with six month temporary visas to be issued with (a) permanent visas and (b) national insurance numbers.
This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.
Answered on
4 February 2022
Our aim is to conclude the process of confirmation of Indefinite Leave to Remain status before anyone’s leave expires.
Those who entered were granted limited leave to enter with access to public funds and employment. This status is not a bar to them being permanently housed or to starting their life in the UK, including taking employment.
We have made arrangements to ensure prospective employers can contact the Home Office to confirm individuals’ right to take employment before the Department of Work and Pensions issue them with a National Insurance number.