Families in UK in ‘state of limbo’ due to backlog of

Almost 33,000 submissions to the Home Office for visa fee waivers remain outstanding, the highest number ever recorded

Vulnerable families across the UK are facing “fear and uncertainty” due to a Home Office backlog in processing their visa fee waiver applications, leaving them in a “perpetual state of limbo”, according to migrant charities.

A record 18,528 applications for visa fee waivers were submitted to the Home Office in the first quarter of this year, but almost 33,000 submissions remain outstanding – the highest number recorded by the Home Office.