Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the minimum time it takes to complete a biometric test.

The enrolment of biometrics only accounts for part of the total appointment length. Our commercial partners, who provide biometric enrolment services on our behalf, for standard visa applications aim to complete end to end visa application processes within 45 minutes from the time the customer is first seen by an agent to the time they leave. However, appointments can vary in length depending on individual or family circumstances.

For customers applying on Ukraine schemes we have simplified application processes to speed up the turn-around processes at visa application centres.

Separately, for those customers who have any queries or require support ahead of their visa appointment, in key locations in and around Ukraine the Home Office has deployed staff to offer wider assistance if required.