Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Ukraine Family Visa Scheme to include Ukrainian nationals whose close relatives are in the UK on Skilled Worker visas.

Skilled workers who have not obtained settlement are not permitted to sponsor under the Ukraine Family Scheme. However, they may wish to consider sponsoring a relative under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. This bespoke scheme offers a route to those who want to come to the UK who have someone here willing to provide them with a home. It will enable individuals, charities, community groups and businesses to volunteer accommodation and provide a route to safety for Ukrainians, and their immediate family members, forced to escape their homeland.

Further information on the process and how to apply to sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine scheme can be found here: https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk/