Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will introduce further visa policy concessions for (a) Russian and (b) Belarussian nationals at risk of persecution for speaking out against the war in Ukraine.

The Government’s humanitarian visa schemes introduced following the Russian invasion of Ukraine are open to Ukrainians and their family members only. Full detailed eligibility criteria are published on gov.uk:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-ukraine-family-scheme-visa

https://apply-to-offer-homes-for-ukraine.service.gov.uk/

The Government has no plans to extend its Ukraine visa policy concessions to wider groups.