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 extending seasonal workers' visas for Ukrainian nationals beyond 31 December 2022, to bring it in line with the three-year visas granted by the Ukraine Family Scheme.

The UK Government does not have any plans to extend the Seasonal Workers' visas for Ukrainian nationals beyond 31 December 2022.

From 3 May 2022 Ukrainian nationals who had permission to stay in the UK on or before 18 March 2022 or permission which expired after 1 January 2022 will be able to apply to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Extension Scheme (UES). Eligibility for permission to stay will include those who were in the UK as Seasonal Workers.

In line with the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, the Ukraine Extension Scheme will be free of charge and individuals will get 3 years leave to remain in the UK and will have the right to work, study and access public funds. In our assessment this is a much better option for those Ukrainian Nationals currently in the UK on a Seasonal Agricultural Workers visa than extending their existing visa beyond 31 December 2022.