Home Office criticised over entrepreneur visa
13 September 2013
An official report has found “glaring inconsistencies” in the length of time taken by the Home Office to process entrepreneur visas.
Fri, 13 Sep 2013An official report has found “glaring inconsistencies” in the length of time taken by the Home Office to process entrepreneur visas.
The entrepreneur visa route was introduced to make it easier for those who can contribute to the UK economy to come here to work. However, a report by the chief inspector of borders, John Vine, found that it was taking 63 days for staff in Sheffield to process an application, compared to only 7.5 days when processed overseas.
Vine suggested that performance levels might have been affected by a backlog of 9,000 cases in March 2013. He also said that as many as a third of decisions to approve a visa could be wrong.
The Home Office said that 98% of those cases samples were assessed as accurate.
The entrepreneur visa route was introduced to make it easier for those who can contribute to the UK economy to come here to work. However, a report by the chief inspector of borders, John Vine, found that it was taking 63 days for staff in Sheffield to process an application, compared to only 7.5 days when processed overseas.
Vine suggested that performance levels might have been affected by a backlog of 9,000 cases in March 2013. He also said that as many as a third of decisions to approve a visa could be wrong.
The Home Office said that 98% of those cases samples were assessed as accurate.
