To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees so that they can travel safely to the UK before claiming asylum.
Answered on
5 April 2022
We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and have established a Ukraine Family Scheme which is fee free and allows British nationals and people settled in the UK to bring both immediate and extended (covering immediate family members plus parents, grandparents, children over 18, siblings, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws) family members to the UK.
We have also recently launched the Homes for Ukraine scheme, which will allow Ukrainians with no family ties to the UK to be sponsored to come to the UK. We will keep our support under constant review.
We do not allow asylum claims from abroad, nor facilitate individuals to travel to the UK for the purposes of claiming asylum. However, all asylum claims that are lodged from within the UK are given full and careful consideration so that we do not remove anyone who faces persecution or serious harm on return to their country of origin.
This means the safest and fastest way for Ukrainians and their families seeking to come to the UK to get the certainty they need is by accessing the humanitarian schemes we have established. Through these routes, individuals will be granted leave for three years, giving them confidence and securing their immediate future this country.