§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry clearance from(a) wives, (b) husbands, (c) fiancés and(d)
Table 1 Spouses and fiance(e)s in the Indian sub-continent applying for entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom Number of persons or percentage Husbands 1991 1992 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Year 1st quarter New Delhi (including Calcutta) Applications received1 70 70 50 60 240 80 Applications granted2 40 40 20 30 130 50 Applications refused initially 50 40 40 30 150 30 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 52 n/a Bombay (including Madras) Applications received 100 80 80 70 320 80 Applications granted2 30 40 40 30 140 50 Applications refused initially 40 30 50 60 170 60 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 48 n/a Dhaka Applications received1 130 190 200 280 800 210 Applications granted2 70 60 60 40 220 70 Applications refused initially 60 40 50 60 200 50 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 43 n/a Islamabad (including Karachi) Applications received1 560 480 600 630 2,270 840 Applications granted2 380 440 300 380 1,500 340 Applications refused initially 400 330 410 470 1,610 460 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 42 n/a
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Number of persons or percentage Fiances 1991 1992 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Year 1st quarter New Delhi (including Calcutta) Applications received1 50 50 50 30 180 40 Applications granted2 20 30 10 20 60 30 Applications refused initially 40 20 30 40 120 30 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 67 n/a Bombay (including Madras) Applications received1 70 50 20 30 180 70 Applications granted2 10 20 20 40 80 10 Applications refused initially 30 10 20 80 140 50 Refusal rate (percentage)1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 54 n/a Dhaka Applications received1 5— 5— 5— 5— 10 10 Applications granted2 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— (d) financeées made at British posts in (i) New Delhi, (ii) Bombay, (iii) Calcutta, (iv) Madras, (v) Dhaka, (vi) Islamabad, (vii) Karachi and (viii) Colombo for each quarter since January 1991 were (A) received, (B) granted and (C) refused; how many refusals at each post were (1) wholly and (2) partly because the visa officer was not satisfied that the primary purpose of the marriage was not immigration; how many refusals at each post were (x) wholly and (y) partly because the visa officer was not satisfied that the couple could support and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds; what was the refusal rate at each post; and what percentage of those refusals were wholly and partly on primary purpose grounds.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation for the Indian sub-continent for each quarter of 1991 and for the first quarter of 1992 is given in the tables. Where the numbers are small, the figures for individual posts have been combined. Information on refusals which takes account of successful appeals is not compiled for periods shorter than 12 months. Corresponding information for Colombo is not available centrally.
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Fiances 1991 1992 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Year 1st quarter Applications refused initially 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4— n/a Islamabad (including Karachi) Applications received1 70 40 60 50 220 60 Applications granted2 50 50 70 40 220 30 Applications refused initially 70 30 50 40 190 20 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 28 n/a
Number of persons or percentage Wives 1991 1992 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Year 1st quarter New Delhi (including Calcutta) Applications received1 200 170 140 170 680 210 Applications granted2 130 110 150 160 540 180 Applications refused initially 20 20 40 20 90 30 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 14 n/a Bombay (including Madras) Applications received1 450 260 220 260 1,180 420 Applications granted2 320 270 300 270 1,160 330 Applications refused initially 30 20 20 30 100 50 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 n/a Dhaka Applications received1 240 290 320 290 1,130 280 Applications granted2 240 180 220 190 840 220 Applications refused initially 30 20 20 20 100 40 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 n/a Islamabad (including Karachi) Applications received1 800 640 720 740 2,900 910 Applications granted2 890 650 700 780 3,010 830 Applications refused initially 90 60 120 100 360 110 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 n/a
Number of persons or percentage Fiancees 1991 1992 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Year 1st quarter New Delhi (including Calcutta) Applications received1 50 60 70 50 230 60 Applications granted2 40 10 30 30 110 30 Applications refused initially 30 10 20 20 70 20 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 40 n/a Bombay (including Madras) Applications received1 50 50 40 30 160 40 Applications granted2 30 20 10 60 130 30 Applications refused initially 10 5— 5— 10 30 10 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 n/a Dhaka Applications received1 10 10 5— 5— 20 5— Applications granted2 5— 10 10 5— 20 5— Applications refused initially 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4— n/a Islamabad (including Karachi) Applications received1 40 60 60 60 210 50 Applications granted2 50 40 40 30 160 40 Applications refused initially 5— 10 20 20 50 10 Refusal rate (percentage)3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 24 n/a 1 Including applications subsequently withdrawn or lapsed. 2 Granted initially or on appeal. 3 Applications refused initially, minus applications granted on appeal, as a percentage of applications decided. 4 Percentage not calculated for five or fewer applicants refused. 5 Five or fewer. n/a = not available.
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Table 2 Spouses and fiance(e)s in the Indian sub-continent refused1 entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom in 1991 Number of persons or percentage Number refused because couple could not accommodate and/or maintain themselves without recourse to public funds: Number refused because primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the United Kingdom Primary purpose refusals as a percentage of all refusals: Solely for these reasons Partly for these reasons Solely for this reason Partly for this reason Solely on primary purpose grounds Partly on primary purpose grounds New Delhi (including Calcutta) Husbands 4— 10 110 10 76 10 Fiances — 10 80 10 69 12 Wives — 10 60 10 75 9 Fiancees — — 40 20 60 20 Bombay Husbands — — 110 — 82 3 Fiances — 10 90 10 88 8 Wives — 10 40 10 52 10 Fiancees — — 10 — 267 27 Ohaka Husbands 20 30 70 40 43 21 Fiances — — — — 3— 3— Wives 20 10 — — 5 2 Fiancees — — — — 3— 3— Islamabad (including Karachi) Husbands 20 380 550 380 52 35 Fiances — 20 40 30 52 34 Wives 100 40 40 30 16 11 Fiancees 20 10 — — 6 4 Total Indian sub-continent Husbands 40 430 840 430 56 29 Fiances — 40 210 50 70 17 Wives 120 60 150 50 30 9 Fiancees 20 10 60 20 40 13 1 Applications refused initially, minus applications granted on appeal. 2 Percentage based on fewer than 15 applications refused. 3 Percentage not calculated for five or fewer applications refused. 4 Five or fewer, or ½ per cent, or less.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry clearance from(a) wives, (b) husbands, (c) fiancés and (d) fiancées in each British post in all countries apart from those of the Indian sub continent were (a) granted and (b) refused in each quarter since January 1991; how many such applications in each category, at each post and in each quarter were refused (i) wholly and (ii) partly because of the primary purpose rule; what was the refusal rate at each post; and what percentage of those refusals were (x) wholly and (y) partly on primary purpose grounds.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe only information requested which is available centrally is that on applications granted and refused in Hong Kong, and is given in the table.
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Applications in Hong Kong for entry clearance to the United Kingdom Number of persons Applications Granted1 Refused initially Wives 1991 1st quarter 50 3— 2nd quarter 40 3— 3rd quarter 40 — 4th quarter 30 3— 1992 1st quarter 40 —
Applications Granted1 Refused initially Husbands, fiances2 1991 1st quarter 20 3— 2nd quarter 20 3— 3rd quarter 30 3— 4th quarter 20 — 1992 1st quarter 10 3— Fiancees 1991 1st quarter 3— 3— 2nd quarter 10 — 3rd quarter 3— — 4th quarter 3— 3— 1992 1st quarter 3— — —Nil. 1Granted initially or on appeal. 2Data for husbands and fiances separately are not available. 3 Five or fewer.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for(a) single entry and (b) multiple entry visit visas were (A) received, (B) granted and (C) refused at each post in the Indian 485W subcontinent, Ghana, Nigeria and Jamaica in each quarter of 1991 and the first quarter of 1992; what was the delay between application and interview for those whose applications were felt to need a second or long interview at each of the above posts in (i) June 1991, (ii) January 1992, (iii) June 1992 or (iv) the nearest available date.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation on applications in Jamaica for a visit entry clearance, and separate information on applications in the other countries for single entry and multiple entry visit visas, are not available centrally. The other information requested is given in the tables.
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Table 1: Persons applying for a visit visa to the United Kingdom Number of persons Applications Newly received1 Granted Refused initially Dhaka 1991 1st quarter 1,700 1,230 400 2nd quarter 3,180 2,470 580 3rd quarter 3,730 2,790 810 4th quarter 2,830 1,980 750 Year 11,450 8,480 2,530 1992 1st quarter 2,450 1,780 560 New Delhi 1991 1st quarter 7,360 5,620 600 2nd quarter 16,750 13,330 1,400 3rd quarter 13,130 9,770 1,190 4th quarter 6,460 5,040 620 Year 43,700 33,750 3,810 1992 1st quarter 7,190 5,580 760 Bombay 1991 1st quarter 6,700 5,400 1,140 2nd quarter 16,660 14,350 2,060 3rd quarter 9,760 8,840 1,390 4th quarter 5,360 4,520 720 Year 38,480 33,120 5,300 1992 1st quarter 6,770 5,870 790 Calcutta 1991 1st quarter 980 920 40 2nd quarter 2,890 2,770 50 3rd quarter 2,020 1,940 30 4th quarter 870 850 40 Year 6,760 6,480 160 1992 1st quarter 1,130 1,080 30 Madras 1991 1st quarter 1,540 1,490 50 2nd quarter 3,440 3,380 70 3rd quarter 3,040 2,970 60 4th quarter 1,230 1,180 60 Year 9,250 9,010 230 1992
Number of persons Applications Newly received1 Granted Refused initially 1st quarter 1,960 1,900 40 Islamabad 1991 1st quarter 6,930 4,600 2,040 2nd quarter 14,050 9,570 3,420 3rd quarter 14,470 8,770 4,150 4th quarter 8,650 4,620 3,050 Year 44,110 27,570 12,650 1992 1st quarter 7,870 4,350 2,430 Karachi 1991 1st quarter 2,720 2,510 250 2nd quarter 8,410 7,290 830 3rd quarter 7,310 6,220 900 4th quarter 4,630 3,660 910 Year 23,070 19,680 2,890 1992 1st quarter 3,660 2,910 540 Accra 1991 1st quarter 3,280 2,320 520 2nd quarter 5,990 4,840 1,060 3rd quarter 6,690 4,920 1,530 4th quarter 3,590 2,470 1,130 Year 19,550 14,550 4,240 1992 1st quarter 2,710 1,920 820 Lagos 1991 1st quarter 13,520 8,960 3,160 2nd quarter 14,340 8,960 3,400 3rd quarter 7,090 9,030 2,530 4th quarter 17,810 12,150 4,980 Year 52,760 39,090 14,070 1992 1st quarter 11,410 7,210 2,590 Kaduna 1991 1st quarter 1,320 1,060 170 2nd quarter 2,040 1,550 360 3rd quarter 2,660 2,150 360 4th quarter 1,960 1,440 520 Year 7,980 6,210 1,420 1992 1st quarter 1,670 1,160 400 1 Including applications subsequently withdrawn. 487W
Table 2: Waiting time for persons applying for a visit visa who required a lengthy interview Number of days Post Waiting time for person interviewed at end of period June 1991 January 1992 May 1992 Dhaka 1— 1— 1— New Delhi 1— 1— 1— Bombay 1— 1— 1— Calcutta 1— 1— 1—
Post Waiting time for person interviewed at end of period June 1991 January 1992 May 1992 Madras 1 1— 1— Islamabad 1 8 9 Karachi 1— 3 414 Accra 5 22 39 Lagos 15 25 32 Kaduna 8 28 38 2 Same day. 2 At end of December 1990. 3 At end of March 1991. 4 At end of April 1992.
Admissions to the United Kingdom of BDTCs and BN(O)s from Hong Kong Number Admission category 1991 1992 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Year 1st quarter1 Visitors ordinary 4,950 9,050 18,400 7,140 39,600 7,700 business 1,090 1,410 1,480 1,400 5,390 1,590 Students 460 300 7,320 1,010 9,100 490 Husbands and fiances2 10 20 20 20 60 10 Wives and Fiances2 40 40 50 30 170 30 Parents and Grandparents2 10 3— 3— 10 30 3— Children2 50 50 120 30 240 20 1 Provisional figures. 2 Seeking, or accepted for, settlement in the United Kingdom. 3 Five or fewer.