Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for biometric residence permits are being processed by her Department as of 2 February 2023.

The information on how many residence permits currently being processed is not available in the format requested and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are issued to customers as part of the visa application process. We aim to deliver a BRP within 7 working days of the immigration decision. The waiting times for Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are dictated by the BRP production and delivery processes.