HC Deb 09 March 2000 vol 345 cc783-4W
Ms Oona King

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the waiting time for a person applying for entry clearance for settlement in(a) September 1999, (b) October 1999, (c) November 1999, (d) December 1999, (e) January 2000 and (f) February 2000 for an interview in each queue at each post in the Indian sub-continent; and if he will make a statement. [113587]

Mr. Vaz

The statistics requested are as follows:

Waiting times in weeks on last day of each month
Post Queue September October November December January
Bombay Q1 0 0 0 0 0
Q2 4 4 6 5 6
Q3 4 4 6 5 6
Q4 4 4 6 5 6
Calcutta 1— 0 0 0 0 0
Colombo 1— 0 0 0 0 0
Dhaka Q1 17 14 18 16 16
Q2 26 28 28 30 28
Q3 11 12 12 16 16
Q4 49 60 59 61 56
Karachi 1— 8 8 10 14 10
Madras 1— 2 2 3 5 2
New Delhi Q1 0 0 0 0 0
Q2 4 4 6 5 8
Q3 21 22 24 20 8
Q4 25 28 24 25 8
1 Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi and Madras do not operate separate queues

Notes:

Queue 1—Right of Abode cases and Dependant Relatives over 65

Queue 2—Spouses and Children under 18

Queue 3—Finance(e)s and Other First Time Applicants

Queue 4—Re-applicants

Statistics for the month of February are not yet available

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