Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what compensation is available to people who are instructed to book a return ticket before they apply for a visitor's visa to come into the UK and subsequently find that their visa application has been refused.

To support their visa application, applicants may wish to submit documents setting out accommodation and return travel bookings. However, applicants are advised not to make any payments for accommodation or travel until they have
received a visa. This advice can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/general-visit-visa/documents-you-must-provide

The Home Office does not provide compensation to those who purchase travel in advance of receiving a visa if the visa application is refused.