Andrew Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total number of visit visa applications was from Sri Lanka in 2015; and how many such applications were refused.

James Brokenshire

The information requested is as follows:

Applications: 16745

Issued : 10940

Refused : 5785

*These figures are based on Management Information, not published statistics, and are therefore liable to change.

*These figures relate to all visit visa applications made via the Visa Application Centre in Columbo, Sri Lanka, in 2015. It will therefore incorporate applicants other than Sri Lankan nationals.

*Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.