In addition, there have been 24,593 extensions granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Extension Scheme. Since their introduction in March 2022, there have been 283,366 applications for a visa under the Ukraine Visa Schemes of these 225,278 have been granted and 169,300 arrivals have been counted to the end of March 2023.

Regional and local authority breakdowns for i) arrivals via the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, ii) individuals settled or in bridging accommodation under the Afghan resettlement and relocation schemes, and iii) asylum seekers in receipt of support, can be found in the Regional and Local Authority immigration data tables. Weekly provisional statistics on these schemes are available at Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) and Ukraine Extension Scheme visa data. they previously held permission to be in the UK and that permission expired on or after 1 January 2022.they held permission to be in the UK on or between 18 March 2022 and – the permission does not need to cover the whole period.They can apply if one of the following is true: The Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme was introduced on 18 March 2022, and allows Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK if they have a named sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.Īdditionally, from, the Ukraine Extension Scheme allows Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to apply for permission to stay in the UK. Introduced on 4 March 2022, the Ukraine Family Scheme allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK. Additional comparisons are also provided with the pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period and for longer-term trends.ĭuring March 2022, the UK Government introduced 2 new visa routes to allow persons affected by the war in Ukraine to come to the UK. View latest release.ĭata relates to the year ending March 2023 and all comparisons are with the year ending March 2022 (unless indicated otherwise).

Ukraine demographics 2020