Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Ukrainian people with visas under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme who are beginning higher education studies in the UK will be able to complete their period of study.

Ukrainians in the UK under our Ukraine Schemes can apply for other types of leave where they are eligible, including leave as a student. If their study is ongoing after their 36 months leave, they are able to apply for a student visa to extend their leave at any time during their Ukraine scheme leave. A student visa is granted for the duration of the course, so can be applied for before the end of the three-year visa to ensure a student has the leave required to complete their course. More information can be found at Ukrainian nationals in the UK: visa support - GOV.UK (Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules: Appendix Student - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).

The UK Government is keeping the broader potential need for an extension of leave, for sanctuary after 36 months, under review, in line with the developments of the situation in Ukraine.