Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she is giving to Indian nationals in the UK with visas due to expire soon but who cannot leave the UK due to international travel restrictions as result of the covid-19 pandemic.

Indian nationals whose visas expired after the 24 January and who cannot leave the country because of travel restrictions or self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to extend their visa.

A dedicated COVID-19 immigration team has been set up within UKVI to make the process as straightforward as possible. Anyone in this situation just needs to contact this team via email at CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk or by calling 0800 678 1767 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm), to let them know their visa has expired and they will be issued with an extension.

This will last until 31 May 2020 but will be kept under regular review in case further extensions are needed.