To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry clearance from (a) wives, (b) husbands, (c) fiances and (d) fiancés made at British posts in (i) New Delhi, (ii) Bombay, (iii) Calcutta, (iv) Madras, (v) Dhaka, (vi) Islamabad, (vii) Karachi and (viii) Colombo for each quarter since January 1990 were (1) received, (2) granted and (3) refused; how many refusals at each post were (A) wholly and (B) partly because the visa officer was not satisfied that the primary purpose of the marriage was not immigration; how many refusals at each post were (x) wholly and (y) partly because the visa officer was not satisfied that the couple could support and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds; what was the refusal rate at each post; and what percentage of those refusals were (I) wholly and (II) partly on primary purpose grounds.
[holding answer 24 July 1991]: Information for the Indian sub-continent for the whole of 1990 and, where available, for the first quarter of 1991 is given in the tables. Where the numbers are small, the figeures for individual posts have been combined. To keep down the cost, only annual data for 1990 have been given. For information for the first quarter of 1990, I refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 26 July 1990 at columns 468–72.Information on refusals which takes account of successful appeals is not compiled for periods shorter than 12 months. Corresponding information for Colombo is not available centrally.
Husbands
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1st quarter
| 2nd quarter
| 1990 3rd quarter
| 4th quarter
| Year
| 1991 1st quarter
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Islamabad (including Karachi)
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| Applications received1 | 620 | 490 | 420 | 410 | 1,950 | 560 |
| Applications granted2 | 210 | 200 | 230 | 350 | 1,000 | 390 |
| Applications refused initially | 530 | 370 | 270 | 380 | 1,550 | 410 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 53 | n.a. |
Number of persons or percentage
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Fiances
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1st quarter
| 2nd quarter
| 1990 3rd quarter
| 4th quarter
| Year
| 1991 1st quarter
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| New Delhi (including Calcutta) | ||||||
| Applications received1 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 230 | 50 |
| Applications granted2 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 80 | 20 |
| Applications refused initially | 30 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 110 | 40 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 56 | n.a. |
| Bombay (including Madras) | ||||||
| Applications received1 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 220 | 70 |
| Applications granted2 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 10 |
| Applications refused initially | 30 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 160 | 30 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 40 | n.a. |
| Dhaka | ||||||
| Applications received1 | 10 | 4— | 4— | 4— | 20 | 4— |
| Applications granted2 | 4— | 4— | 4— | 4— | 10 | 4— |
| Applications refused initially | 10 | 4— | 4— | 4— | 20 | 4— |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 72 | n.a. |
| Islamabad (including Karachi) | ||||||
| Applications received1 | 110 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 310 | 70 |
| Applications granted2 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 70 | 230 | 50 |
| Applications refused initially | 210 | 110 | 100 | 80 | 500 | 70 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 60 | n.a. |
Number of persons or percentage
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Wives
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1st quarter
| 2nd quarter
| 1990 3rd quarter
| 4th quarter
| Year
| 1991 1st quarter
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New Delhi (including Calcutta)
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| Applications received1 | 180 | 190 | 140 | 140 | 660 | 200 |
| Applications granted2 | 160 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 660 | 130 |
| Applications refused initially | 10 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 100 | 20 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 | n/a |
Bombay (including Madras)
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| Applications received1 | 460 | 280 | 200 | 250 | 1,210 | 450 |
| Applications granted2 | 270 | 210 | 370 | 250 | 1,100 | 320 |
| Applications refused initially | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 110 | 30 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 | n/a |
Dhaka
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| Applications received1 | 310 | 320 | 330 | 270 | 1,240 | 240 |
| Applications granted2 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 200 | 1,250 | 240 |
| Applications refused initially | 90 | 60 | 70 | 50 | 270 | 30 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | n/a |
Islamabad (including Karachi)
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| Applications received1 | 920 | 650 | 670 | 560 | 2,800 | 800 |
| Applications granted2 | 660 | 700 | 860 | 730 | 2,950 | 890 |
| Applications refused initially | 120 | 100 | 60 | 70 | 340 | 90 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11 | n/a |
Number of persons or percentage
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Fiancees
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1st quarter
| 2nd quarter
| 1990 3rd quarter
| 4th quarter
| Year
| 1991 1st quarter
| |
New Delhi (including Calcutta)
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| Applications received1 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 240 | 50 |
| Applications granted2 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 150 | 40 |
Fiancees
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1st quarter
| 2nd quarter
| 1990 3rd quarter
| 4th quarter
| Year
| 1991 1st quarter
| |
| Applications refused initially | 20 | 4— | 10 | 20 | 50 | 30 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 24 | n/a |
Bombay (including Madras)
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| Applications received1 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 200 | 50 |
| Applications received2 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 130 | 30 |
| Applications refused initially | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 22 | n/a |
Dhaka
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| Applications received1 | 10 | 4— | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 |
| Applications granted2 | 4— | 10 | 4— | 4— | 20 | 4— |
| Applications refused initially | 4— | 4— | 4— | 4— | 4— | 4— |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | n/a |
Islamabad (including Karachi)
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| Applications received1 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 190 | 50 |
| Applications granted>2 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 200 | 50 |
| Applications refused initially | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 4— |
| Refusal rate (percentage)3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 16 | n/a |
1 Including applications subsequently withdrawn or lapsed | ||||||
2 Granted initially or on appeal | ||||||
3 Applications refused initially, minus applications granted on appeal, as a percentage of applications decided | ||||||
4 5 or fewer | ||||||
| n/a = not available | ||||||
Table 2
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Spouses and fiance(e) in the Indian Sub-continent refused1 entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom in 1990
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Number of persons or percentage
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Number refused because couple could not accommodate and/or maintain themselves without recourse to public funds:
| Number refused because primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the United Kingdom:
| Primary purpose refusals as a percentage of all refusals:
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Solely for these
| Partly for these reasons
| Solely for this reason
| Partly for this reason
| Solely on primary purpose grounds
| Partly on primary purpose grounds
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| New Delhi (including Calcutta) | ||||||
| Husbands | — | 10 | 60 | 10 | 53 | 10 |
| Fiances | 4— | 10 | 60 | 10 | 60 | 12 |
| Wives | 10 | 10 | 50 | 4— | 57 | 3 |
| Fiancees | — | 10 | 60 | 10 | 49 | 28 |
| Bombay (including Madras) | ||||||
| Husbands | 4— | 10 | 150 | 10 | 92 | 4 |
| Fiances | 4— | 4— | 100 | 10 | 86 | 8 |
| Wives | 10 | 4— | 60 | 4— | 59 | 2 |
| Fiancees | 4— | 4— | 20 | 4— | 59 | 5 |
| Dhaka | ||||||
| Husbands | 10 | 60 | 220 | 60 | 70 | 18 |
| Fiances | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 241 | 235 |
| Wives | 40 | 30 | 4— | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Fiancees | — | — | — | — | 3— | 3— |
| Islamabad (including Karachi) | ||||||
| Husbands | 30 | 700 | 390 | 690 | 34 | 60 |
| Fiances | 4— | 190 | 120 | 210 | 34 | 60 |
| Wives | 90 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 |
| Fiancees | 4— | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 24 |
| Total Indian sub-continent | ||||||
| Husbands | 30 | 770 | 820 | 770 | 47 | 44 |
| Fiances | 4— | 200 | 280 | 230 | 49 | 41 |
| Wives | 140 | 70 | 130 | 30 | 25 | 6 |
| Fiancees | 10 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 42 | 20 |
1 Applications refused initially, minus applications granted on appeal. | ||||||
2 Percentage based on fewer than 15 applications refused. | ||||||
3 Percentage not calculated for five or fewer applications refused. | ||||||
4 Five or fewer, or ½ per cent, or less. | ||||||
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for settlement by wives and children in (a) Dhaka and (b) Islamabad
were (i) received, (ii) granted, (iii) refused, (iv) deferred at first interview, (v) lapsed and (vi) outstanding and information requested is given in the table. beginning of 1990.
Wives and children applying for entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom1
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Number of persons
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Applications
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Post
| Newly received2
| Granted3
| Refused initially4
| Referred or deferred5
| Withdrawn or lapsed4
| A waiting first interview at end of quarter
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Dhaka
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| 1990 | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 1,320 | 1,570 | 520 | 470 | 280 | 1,600 |
| 2nd quarter | 1,190 | 1,650 | 380 | 6— | 240 | 1,300 |
| 3rd quarter | 1,110 | 1,330 | 360 | 6— | 160 | 1,100 |
| 4th quarter | 980 | 650 | 200 | 6— | 20 | 1,500 |
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 640 | 940 | 220 | 6— | 50 | 1,300 |
Islamabad
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| 1990 | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 1,190 | 990 | 250 | 640 | 100 | 1,700 |
| 2nd quarter | 860 | 1,050 | 200 | 6— | 60 | 1,400 |
| 3rd quarter | 890 | 1,170 | 130 | 6— | 40 | 1,200 |
| 4th quarter | 840 | 1,190 | 180 | 6— | 40 | 1,000 |
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 980 | 1,240 | 160 | 6— | 60 | 1,300 |
Karachi
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| 1990 | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 100 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 7— | 70 |
| 2nd quarter | 70 | 80 | 7— | 6— | 7— | 50 |
| 3rd quarter | 80 | 70 | 10 | 6— | 10 | 50 |
| 4th quarter | 60 | 50 | — | 6— | 7— | 50 |
| 1991 | ||||||
| 1st quarter | 80 | 40 | 7— | 6— | — | 100 |
1 Including all persons applying for a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode in the United Kingdom. | ||||||
2 Data include some double counting in respect of applications recorded initially for entry clearance and then subsequently for a certificate of entitlement. | ||||||
3 Granted initially or on appeal. | ||||||
4 Since about the end of 1989, settlement applications have been refused in the circumstances where previously they would have been lapsed. | ||||||
5 Referred to the Home Office for decision or deferred for further inquiries. | ||||||
6 Data discontinued from May 1990. | ||||||
1 Five or fewer. | ||||||