Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the second stage of Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will open for referrals.

The Government is committed to the resettlement of eligible Afghans. As of the end of March 2023, around 24,600 vulnerable people have been brought to the UK. This includes 21,004 individuals resettled under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

In the second stage of Pathway 3 of the ACRS, the UK government will work with international partners and NGOs to welcome wider groups of Afghans at risk. Further information will be published in due course.

Our immediate focus is ensuring the resettlement of those eligible in the first stage of Pathway 3, which includes individuals who directly supported the UK and international community’s efforts in Afghanistan.

We recognise there are many vulnerable individuals who remain in Afghanistan and the region. Unfortunately, the capacity of the UK to resettle people is not unlimited and difficult decisions about who will be prioritised have to be made.