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Afghanistan: Visas

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 115899, tabled on 1 February 2022

Question

Chi Onwurah
Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance is available for people in Afghanistan with visas to enter the UK to travel to the UK.

Answer

James Cleverly
Conservative
Braintree
Commons

Answered on

4 February 2022

Providing support to those in Afghanistan with valid visas to enter the UK remains an HMG priority. We have been assisting British nationals and their Afghan dependents who have the correct UK visa or Indefinite Leave to Remain/Enter, to travel out of Afghanistan including through Qatar-sponsored flights. These flights are limited and controlled by the Qatari government. Commercial flights are also operating from a number of airports in Afghanistan to regional capitals, allowing individuals to travel independently where possible.

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