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UK immigration: Ukraine Scheme reforms—exclusion from ten-year long residence and key UPES pitfalls on overstaying, residence evidence, family status, and lack of appeal rights

Published on: 03 December 2024

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After Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine escalated on 24 February 2022, the EU stated on 28 February 2022 that Ukrainians would be granted temporary protection. Under strong public pressure, the UK government introduced three visa routes for Ukrainians, collectively known as the ‘Ukraine Scheme’.

  • Ukraine Family Scheme: opened on 4 March 2022 as a concession and incorporated into the Immigration Rules from 30 March 2022; it closed on 19 February 2024. It allowed Ukrainians to apply from overseas or switch in-country to join a UK‑based sponsor who was British, settled, an EEA national with pre‑settled status, or a person with refugee status or humanitarian protection. Applicants could join family members and include extended relatives and those relatives’ immediate family, so the relationship criteria were broadly drawn. Home Office visa statistics record 108,300 applications to the Ukraine Family Scheme, with most lodged from abroad.
  • Homes for Ukraine Scheme: launched on 18 March 2024 and has been the most widely used route...

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