Visas: Ukraine

(asked on 8th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the emergency visa office for Ukrainian refugees is in Lille and not Calais; and how many visas for Ukrainian refugees have been issued there for each week since it opened.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 22nd March 2022

To support people in Northern France who are eligible for the Ukraine Family Scheme, the Home Office has set up a new temporary Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Arras, replacing the interim site in Lille. The Arras VAC is now open. It will only be used for referrals from Border Force of Ukrainians arriving in Calais without visas. Individuals eligible for the Ukraine Family Scheme should not travel to Arras or Northern France, but instead apply online (if they hold a valid passport), or make an appointment to attend their nearest VAC in person. Transport can be arranged from Calais if needed for those being referred.


Information on the number of applications issued under the Ukraine Family Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage.

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