UK visa rule leaving refugees stranded in war-torn Ukraine, say charities

Government urged to scrap visa requirements as Homes for Ukraine applicants express concern at system

Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates‘False hope’: refugee charity attacks UK scheme

Leading refugee charities have called on the UK government to scrap visa requirements for Ukrainian refugees, amid mounting anger about the government’s slow progress in issuing paperwork to people fleeing a war zone.

Applicants to host Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have expressed concern that some refugees are being forced to remain in the conflict zone while UK visas are processed.

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