Refugees: Ukraine

(asked on 9th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce bureaucracy for refugees fleeing from the war in the Ukraine.


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

The Home Office is continually making efforts to simplify the application process for Ukrainian refugees and keeps this under regular review


As part of the Home Office’s commitment to make it easier for applicants to apply to our schemes, since 15 March Ukrainians with valid passports no longer need to go to a Visa Application Centre (VAC) to give their biometrics before they come to the UK.

Ukrainians without valid passports are required to attend a VAC and provide their biometric information, this includes collecting their visa once their case is concluded.

If customers do not have a valid passport, UKVI staff will work with individuals and Border Force to facilitate their entry to the UK.

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