Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to reconsider the visa status of Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martinez under Part 9 of the Immigration Rules, following their political protest at the World Cup semi-final between England and Argentina on 15 July.

The Immigration Rules provide for the cancellation of entry clearance, permission to enter and permission to stay on suitability grounds, regardless of the category in which an individual makes an application.

A person’s permission to enter or stay will usually be cancelled if the person’s character, conduct, or associations mean it is undesirable for them to enter or stay in the UK. The Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.

The Government looks to FIFA to investigate the issue and take action in accordance with its tournament rules.