Costs of processing visa applications made outside the UK from 2008 to 2013
Expenditure on the processing and issuing of entry clearance visa applications made from outside the UK from 2008 to 2013.
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GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Police Liaison Officer in UKBA: duties and responsibilities
Duties, responsibilities and position of Police Liaison Officer within the former UK Border Agency.
Life in the UK tests administered from 2005 to 2013
The number of life in the UK test administered and the results from 2005 to October 2013.
Stephen Lawrence, Madeleine McCann, and Hillsborough stadium investigation costs
Home Office expenditure on investigations in to the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the Hillsborough stadium disaster.
Appeals heard by the immigration tribunals on family visitor visa applications from Bangladesh
Number of appeals heard against family visitor visa applications from Bangladesh between January 2010 and June 2013.
Immigration and asylum staff pay incentives and rewards
Pay incentives and rewards that immigration and asylum staff are entitled to, including criteria of eligibility.
Weapon seizures at UK ports from April 2012 to September 2013
Statistics on weapons seizures at UK ports from April 2012 to September 2013.
Arrests made during enforcement visits, January 2010 to July 2013
Arrests made per month recorded against enforcement visits for suspected immigration offences between January 2010 and July 2013.
Costs incurred by the investigation into the disappearance of Madeline McCann
The costs incurred by the investigation into the disappearance of Madeline McCann between 2011 and 2013.
EEA 4 applications: processing time in 2013
The average processing time for Economic Area 4 (EEA 4) applications from January 2013 untill June 2013.
Forced removal of unsuccessful asylum seekers in Scotland, 2012 to 2013
The number of failed asylum seekers in Scotland who used the appeals process to fight deportation for financial year 2012 to 2013.
Money allocated to Migration Impact Funds, 2009 to 2011
Total Money allocated to the Migration Impact Fund acquired from European and UK taxation over 2009 to 2011.
Under 18s held at English ports between April 2013 and July 2013
Children under 18 held at all English ports between April and July 2013, broken down by gender, age, nationality, length of stay and outcome.
Applications for entry clearance visas as a spouse or partner
Applications for entry clearance visas as a spouse or partner between August 2011 and June 2013.
Licences for the importation of medicinal cannabis
Personal license applications received and granted for the importation of medicinal cannabis from October 2012 to October 2013.
Administrative reviews lodged against an entry clearance officer decision
Administrative reviews lodged against an ECO decision that lead to the reviewed decision being overturned from July 2012 to June 2013.
Individuals served papers as overstayers by nationality since 2010
The number of individuals served papers as overstayers by nationality since 2010 and the number subsequently removed from the UK.
Average processing times for UKBA postal SET (O)applications between November 2012 and April 2013
Average processing times for the SET(O) applications and the numbers received between November 2012 and April 2013.
Text messages sent by Capita informing individuals they no longer had a right to remain in the UK
The number of Capita text messages sent on behalf of the Home Office to inform individuals that they no longer had a right to remain in the UK.
Training and experience of Home Office staff involved in authorising expenditure
Training, qualifications and experience of Home Office staff involved in authorising expenditure including procurement limitations.
Asylum or Humanitarian Protection requests made by Pakistani Christians from 2010 to 2013
The number of Pakistani Christian Asylum Seeker or Humanitarian Protection requests made from 2010 to 2013.
SET (LR) applications received and completed between April and June 2013
Monthly breakdown for SET (LR) applications received and completed between 15 April and 30 June 2013.
SET (M) indefinite leave to remain applications between January and June 2013
Statistical information on the SET (M) indefinite leave to remain applications received between January and June 2013.
SET (O) ILR long residence (10 years) applications received, July 2012
SET (O) ILR long residence applications received in July 2012 and processing times from 8 July to 5 August 2012.
Zambrano applications between November 2012 and June 2013
Number of Zambrano applications between 8 November 2012 and 30 June 2013.
Calls received by the Croydon contact centre
Calls received from members of the public using the 08706067766 number including calls placed, calls answered and average call length.
Cost involved in issuing tier 4 student visas from 2012 to 2013
Cost involved in issuing tier 4 student visas and income generated from April 2012 to March 2013
Internships and work experience in the Home Office from 2008 to 2013
Internships and work experience offered in the Home Office from 2008 to 2013 including payments and duration.
Tier 2 intra company transfer certificates of sponsorship, 2009 to 2012
Breakdown of Tier 2 intra company transfer (ICT) certificates of sponsorship (CoS) by ICT sub type from January 2009 to December 2012.
Foodstuffs supplied to the Home Office of British origin
Percentage of meat related produces purchased by the Home Office or its sub-contractors that is of British origin.
Individuals departing the UK as a result of the Capita Contact Management Service
Number of individuals who have departed the UK since the beginning of the Capita Contact Management Serivce as a result of Capita Contact.
Payments made to ACPO from 2010 to 2014
Details on payments made to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) from 2010 to 2014.
Complaints received against the Croydon Contact Centre
Complaints by category received against the Croydon Contact Centre (formerly known as the Immigration Enquiry Bureau) from 2011 to 2012.
Details of civil penalties issued in Scotland and nationally from 2008 to 2013
Civil penalties issued, number of arrests and value of initial penalties both for Scotland and nationally from 2008 to June 2013
Ethnicity of staff employed in the immigration departments of the Home Office
Ethnic demographics of the immigration departments of the Home Office broken down by grade from 2008 to October 2013
In country Tier 4 student postal applications from October 2012 to May 2013
In country Tier 4 student postal applications processing times to issue passports and Biometric Residency permits, October 2012 to May 2013.
Report on police coordination in the new landscape 2012
Report on police coordination in the new landscape 2012 which included consideration of a range of functions performed by ACPO.
Further leave to remain applications regarding access rights to a British Citizen child from June 2012 to June 2013
The number of further leave to remain (FLR(O)) received to exercise access rights to a British Citizen child and those children that were born in the UK but is not a British Citizen from June 2012 to June 2013.
Home Office refurbishment services agreement with Galliford Try
Home Office framework agreement with Galliford Try for refurbishment services for Home Office estate from March 2008 for a four year period.
Home Office representatives at immigration appeal hearings
Home Office representatives at immigration appeal hearings from January 2010 to December 2012.
Katherine and King's College London Highly Trusted Status supension details
Details of the Katherine and King's College London Highly Trusted Status including date granted and suspension dates.
The numbers of work permits and first permissions granted from 1995 to 2008
The numbers of work permits and first permissions granted from 1995 to 2008 by nationality and occupation.
Tier 1 entrepreneur visa category applications received from over 55s between 2010 and 2013
The number of points based tier 1 entrepreneur visa category applications received from over 55s between 2010 and 2013 from within the United Kingdom.
Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur applications received between April 2012 and March 2013
Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur applications received and number granted between April 2012 and March 2013
Universities holding Tier 4 sponsor licence subjected to UKBA audit from July 2012 to July 2013
Number of UK Universities holding Tier 4 sponsor licence out of the 181 subjected to UKBA audit from July 2012 to July 2013.
Businesses fined for employing illegal immigrants in Berkshire, 2010 to 2013
Businesses fined for employment of illegal immigrants in Berkshire between 2010 and August 2013, including penalty value.
Intention to deport notices served on foreign national offenders, 2007 to 2011
Total number of intention to deport notices served on foreign national offenders (FNO) from 2007 to 2011.
Non-EEA same sex civil partnership applications, April 2012 to March 2013
Number of same sex civil partnerships applications made by non-EEA partners between April 2012 and March 2013 broken down by country.
Asylum seekers in dispersed accommodation, nationally and in Liverpool, April 2012 to March 2013
Number of asylum seekers in dispersed accommodation nationally and in Liverpool between April 2012 to March 2013.
Marriage abuse enforcement visits between 2011 to 2013
Marriage abuse enforcement visits and the number of subsequent arrests made between 2011 to 2013.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 202 |
| 2006 | 254 |
| 2007 | 199 |
| 2008 | 86 |
| 2009 | 82 |
| 2010 | 96 |
| 2011 | 95 |
| 2012 | 128 |
| 2013 | 155 |
| 2014 | 302 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
Top publishers
FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%