HC Deb 24 July 1991 vol 195 cc640-1W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the present waiting times to first interview for all categories of applicant in each country and at each post in the Indian sub-continent.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The estimated present waiting times to first interview (in months) are:

Settlement Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Islamabad 3 4 6 10
Karachi 3 3 4 6
Dhaka 3 5 6 11
New Delhi 1 4 7 10
Bombay 0 5 10 11
Madras 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Calcutta (days) 10 10 10 10

Visitors

Due to seasonal high demand applicants for visit visas in Islamabad requiring a full interview can expect to wait for between 5 to 7 days. Elsewhere they are dealt with on day of application.

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) men, (b) women and (c) children were waiting in each queue at each post in the Indian sub-continent on 31 March.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Information on the estimated number of applicants in each queue is given in the table. Separate information on men, women and children in all queues is not available centrally.

Estimated numbers of applicants in the Indian Sub-Continent on 31 March 1991 awaiting their first interview for entry to the United Kingdom
Number of Persons
Category1
Post Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Dhaka 618 937 124 628
New Delhi Nil 88 23 63
Bombay 76 175 390 141
Calcutta Nil Nil Nil Nil
Madras Nil Nil Nil 38
Islamabad n/a n/a n/a n/a
Karachi 22 97 30 4
Total ISC 716 1,297 778 874
n/a not available.
1 Queue 1. Persons with a claim to the right of abode. Dependent relatives over 70-years-old. Special compassionate cases.
Queue 2. All spouses and all children over 18 years.
Queue 3. Fiance(é)s and others applying for the first time for settlement.
Queue 4. Reapplicants.

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