Schemes and resources for Ukrainian refugees
Ukraine Family Scheme - family visa
Those applying to the Ukraine Family Scheme:
- must be applying to join or accompany a UK-based family member
- an immediate family member
- an extended family member
- an immediate family member of an extended family member
- must be Ukrainian or the immediate family member of a Ukrainian national who is applying to the scheme
- must have been residing in Ukraine on or immediately before 1 January 2022 (including those who have now left Ukraine).
People arriving under this scheme will be able to:
- live and work in the UK for up to three years
- access healthcare, benefits, employment support, education, and English language tuition.
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
People arriving under the Homes for Ukraine scheme will be able to:
- live and work in the UK for up to three years
- access healthcare, benefits, employment support, education, and English language tuition
- access to one-off interim payment of £200 per guest administered by the local authority.
The scheme's process is:
- Sponsor and guest find each other and agree to a match. Either the sponsor or the guest fills out the single visa application form online
- Passport numbers (alongside completion of eligibility questions and other personal details) for both guests and sponsors will be required to complete the application online
- Police National Computer (PNC), criminal records and Warnings Index checks by the Home Office will be completed on all adults in the sponsors household
- Once both sponsor and guest have passed the checks, the Home Office will issue the guest with a permit to travel
- The guest can then travel to the UK and coordinate their arrival with the sponsor. As a consequence, details of travel and arrival dates will not be known.
Resources
The following links provide details on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and resources to support all Ukrainian refugees:
- Homes for Ukraine: sponsor guidance
- Homes for Ukraine scheme: frequently asked questions
- Welcome! A guide for Ukrainians arriving in the UK (English)
- Welcome: A guide for Ukrainians arriving in the UK (Ukrainian)
- Welcome: A guide for Ukrainians arriving in the UK (Russian)
- British Red Cross information leaflet for Ukrainians arriving in the UK (English)
- British Red Cross information leaflet for Ukrainians arriving in the UK (Ukrainian)
- British Red Cross information leaflet for Ukrainians arriving in the UK (Russian)
Contact us
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions:
- call 01332 640000 Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm
- Deaf people can text 07774 333412.