United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3628
Visas: Iran
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20 May 2026
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2 June 2026 · Answer
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2 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the visa sponsorship process includes checks against intelligence assessments of Iranian-linked networks.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the visa sponsorship process includes checks against intelligence assessments of Iranian-linked networks.
Source: Commons
2 June 2026
Answer
We conduct mandatory security checks on all personnel named on sponsor licence applications, including those with Iranian links.Sponsor licence applications can and will be refused, where it is appropriate to do so.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3628
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908288
- uk · wq-1908288 · source updated 2 June 2026