HC Deb 24 May 1993 vol 225 c374W
Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the average waiting time for an interview for a settlement visa(a) generally and (b) from the Indian subcontinent.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

On average, the waiting times for settlement visa interviews are:

  1. (a) Generally: this information is not available centrally.
  2. (b) In the Indian Sub-Continent at end of March 1993:

Months
1. Queue 1: people with claim to right of abode, dependent relatives over 70, special compassionate Cases 3
2. Queue 2: all spouses and all children under 18 years 4½
3. Queue 3: fiance(é)s and others applying for the first time for settlement 6½
4. Queue 4: Reapplicants 9