§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long embassies will retain the passports of citizens of(a) Romania and 1353W (b) Bulgaria seeking managed migration employment visas as a result of the conduct of the Ken Sutton inquiry. [170021]
§ Mr. MullinApplications by Romanian and Bulgarian citizens for managed migration visas have been suspended pending the completion of Ken Sutton's inquiry. Passports that are retained by our Embassies in connection with managed migration applications will be held until the application can be resolved, or until the applicant requests the return of their passport in person at the embassy. Applications can be held open despite the return of the passport, if the request is made in person.