Speed up Innovator Founder Visa decisions and enforce processing deadlines — 23 signatures. Status: open.
Require the Home Office to resolve Innovator Founder visa applications within the 8-week service standard and create a priority escalation channel for delayed business visas. Protracted delays can harm UK startup growth, disrupt international investment, and damage Britain’s tech economy.
Startup founders in the UK often face Home Office processing delays, some exceeding 12 months for 8-week Innovator Founder visas. These extraordinary delays can force companies to cancel investor meetings, miss international launches, and pause critical operations, threatening business survival. We want the Government to enforce statutory deadlines, introduce mandatory progress updates for delayed files, and establish a dedicated business help desk to protect UK innovation and economic growth.
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