Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prioritise the return of passports to people who had previously made an application at the former visa application centre in Kyiv.

The Visa Application Centre in Kyiv temporarily closed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we are currently unable to return a customer their passport. The Home Office will be in contact with customers to discuss how and when their passport can be returned, but the presence of the Russian Military near Kyiv will inevitably affect our ability to do so.

If a customer does not have their passport, UKVI staff are working with customers and Border Force to facilitate their entry to the UK where we are unable to attach a vignette in their passport.