The UK announced an 18-month visa extension for Ukrainian refugees, allowing them to stay until September 2026. The extension applies to those under Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Family Scheme, and Ukraine Extension Scheme visas expiring in March 2025.
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Ukrainians who sought sanctuary in the UK after Russia's invasion will be granted an 18-month visa under a new extension scheme
The first visas which granted people three years' leave in the UK under programmes such as Homes for Ukraine, the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Ukraine Extension Scheme are set to expire in March 2025
Individuals under one of the visa schemes will now be able to apply to stay until September 2026 and have the same rights to access work, benefits, healthcare, and education
More than 283,000 Ukrainians have been offered or extended sanctuary since the beginning of the invasion on 24 February 2022
The document provides for the extension of the legal stay of war refugees from Ukraine in Poland until June 30 this year
The UK Home Office has announced that Ukrainian refugees in the UK will be able to extend their current visas by 18 months.
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