Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 23015 on Veterans: Visas, whether he has discussed this issue with the Minister for Migration and Citizenship since her appointment on 22 July 2026.

I met with the Minister for Migration and Citizenship on 24 September 2026 to discuss implementation of the manifesto commitment to scrap visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served four or more years and their dependants.

At Armed Forces Bill Report Stage on 20 October 2026, the Government reiterated its commitment to delivering the manifesto pledge and said it would bring forward an amendment at Third Reading to deliver a visa fee waiver. On 27 October we committed to introducing a settlement fee waiver before the end of September 2027 for non-UK Service leavers and veterans who have served four or more years on discharge and their eligible partners and children.