UK Offers Ukrainians 18-Month Visa Extension

Published on February 20, 2024

Over 200,000 Ukrainians who were offered sanctuary in the UK after Russia’s invasion can apply to stay for another 18 months, the government said on Monday. The first visas issued under three Ukrainian schemes were set to expire in March 2025. But visa holders can now apply to stay until September 2026, the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said. Tom Pursglove, minister for legal migration and the border, said the extension “provides certainty and reassurance for Ukrainians in the UK on their future as this war continues.” One of the programmes was closed “in order to simplify” the system, the government said, but critics claim this will prevent Ukrainians from bringing their disabled family members to the UK....

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