HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1319-20W
Keith Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the visa fees were for(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) up to August 2003. [139813]

Mr. Mullin

The fees charged by Visa Sections worldwide for entry clearance are detailed in the following table. The fees charged to visa applicants remained unchanged from 1997 until they were increased in July 2002. There have been no increases since. Both sets of fees are detailed.

£
19971 1 July 20022
Entry Clearance for a Commonwealth Country 20 22
Entry clearance for an overseas territory 20 22
Direct airside transit 25 27
Visit (standard) 33 36
Visit (multiple entry) one year 55 60
Visit (multiple entry) two years 65 70
Visit (multiple entry) five years 80 88
Visit (multiple entry) 10 years3 — 150
Settlement 240 260
Marriage 240 260
Long-term 50 75
Certificate of entitlement 100 110
1 To June 2002.
2 To present.
3 10 year multiple entry visit visas were introduced on 1 July 2002

Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the geographical validity of European Union visas will become a matter for qualified majority voting under the European constitution. [140278]

Mr. MacShane

I will write to my hon. Friend shortly and place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.

Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether European visas issued by the consulates of other member states will be valid for entry to the UK under the European constitution. [140264]

Mr. MacShane

I will write to my hon. Friend shortly and place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.