Visas: Ukraine

(asked on 3rd March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral Statement of 1 March 2022, Official Report, column 915, what charges people coming to the United Kingdom from Ukraine on a visitor visa are required to pay to transfer to a (a) family visa or (b) skilled worker visa.


Answered by
Kevin Foster Portrait
Kevin Foster
This question was answered on 6th April 2022

The Government has already established the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. These have provided flexibility for those already in the UK to enable them to switch visas where they would not normally be able to, including visitors.

The Government is now going further still by launching a new Ukraine Extension Scheme on 3 May. Ukrainian nationals and their partner and children who had permission to stay in the UK on 18 March 2022 (or which has recently expired) will be able to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Extension Scheme. Eligibility for permission to stay will include those who were in the UK as visitors.

Successful applicants will be granted permission to stay in the UK for 3 years with full access to work, study and public funds.

The Ukraine Family Scheme, Homes for Ukraine Scheme and Ukraine Extension Scheme are all free of charge with no requirement to pay any application fee or broader charges such as the Immigration Health Surcharge. There will be no limit to the number of Ukrainians who can benefit.

These new routes show the UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and its citizens. The changes we are making to the visa process are making it quicker and simpler for Ukrainians to come here, as well as ensuring those already here can stay.

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