§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current queues for applications for entry clearance in each category for the latest available month, and the numbers in each queue, for the posts at(a) Bombay, (b) Karachi, (c) New Delhi, (d) Nairobi, (e) Calcutta, (f) Islamabad and (g) Dar-es-Salaam.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAs at 30 September, the estimated waiting times (in months) are: 55W
Settlement Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (a) Bombay 1 6 9 10 (b) Karachi 1 4 4 8 (c)New Delhi 0 3 8 10 (d) Nairobi All settlement applicants normally wait 2–3 days (e) Calcutta No settlement queues (f) Islamabad 3 6 10 118 (g) Dar-es-Salaam All settlement applicants normally wait 4–6 weeks. 1 As at 31 August. The number of people waiting as at 30 September is as follows:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Bombay 0 246 490 130 Karachi 8 76 22 16 New Delhi 0 302 330 117 Islamabad 105 2,227 302 1265 Calcutta Have no queues at present Nairobi Dar-es-Salaam 1 As at 31 August. Settlement queues are organised as follows:
Q1— Persons with a claim to the right of abode, dependant relatives over 70 years, special compassionate cases. Q2— All spouses, and all children under 18 years. Q3— Fiancé(e)s and others applying for the first time for settlement. Q4— Re-applicants. During periods of seasonal high demand applicants for visit visas in Islamabad requiring a full interview can expect to wait up to five days. Elsewhere they are dealt with on the day of application.