Manchester: 0044 161 234 6800 London: 0044 207 046 7185
In response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, while maintaining a visa requirement, the Home Office has introduced two new routes for Ukrainians – the Ukraine Family Scheme, and Homes for Ukraine. Those arriving under either scheme can stay in the UK for up to three years with the right to work, study, and claim public funds.
If you need legal support with UK immigration concerns, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our expert solicitors can help with the visa application process or advise on visa requirements for different routes and are experienced in working directly with Ukrainian citizens who want to come to the UK.
To speak to a solicitor about visas for Ukrainian nationals, call us on 0044 161 234 6800 or 0044 207 046 7185, or fill in our contact form to request a call back.
The Ukraine Family Scheme allows certain UK residents to sponsor Ukrainian relatives who would not normally qualify for a family visa. The Ukrainian applicant must have been ordinarily resident in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022, unless they are a child born on or after that date.
To sponsor a family member, you must meet one of the following conditions:
If you fall into one of the above categories, you can sponsor the following immediate family members in their visa application:
You can also sponsor the following extended family members:
Your extended family members can also bring some of their own immediate family members:
The UK government will consider other family members where there are exceptional circumstances. Home Office caseworkers are instructed to take a pragmatic approach and to carefully consider the applicant’s circumstances, including what meaningful connection the applicant has to the sponsor.
Those with criminal records will not be accepted under the scheme.
If you believe you or your family member may be eligible for this route, or you have questions about who qualifies as an immediate family member, please contact our immigration solicitors for legal support through the application process.
The Homes for Ukraine scheme allows Ukrainians to come to the UK if they have a sponsor willing to let them stay in their home, or in a separate property, for at least six months. The UK sponsor will need to provide a residential spare room or separate self-contained accommodation that is unoccupied.
To be eligible under this scheme, an applicant must be:
The applicant must also:
Prospective sponsors can register their interest online. Interested sponsors can also get in touch with charities, faith groups, and local community organisations to make connections with individuals/families. You do not need to have any family ties with the individual or family in order to sponsor them.
Eligible sponsors can receive £350 per month for up to 12 months for sponsoring one or more people at one address, as an optional ‘thank you payment’. At the end of the six-month period, the Home Office has stated that individuals can continue to sponsor Ukrainian citizens for a longer period, but this is not required for the individual(s) to stay in the UK.
If you believe you or your family member may be eligible for this route and you want to come to the UK, or you would like more information about your legal rights and responsibilities as a sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, please contact our immigration solicitors.
If you are a Ukrainian national already in the UK, there may be other ways for you to remain in the UK. Please contact us for more information about the routes available to you and advice on making a visa application.
Contact us today to arrange an initial consultation in relation to visas for Ukrainian nationals. Call on 0044 161 234 6800 or 0044 207 046 7185, or complete our contact form and we will get back to you shortly.
If you need help securing a visa through the entrepreneur route, the immigration solicitors at Latitude Law are here to help. We can help you through the application process and provide legal advice and guidance on complex matters, such as appeals.
Are you hoping to work in the UK? Have you been offered a job role and seek permission to work here? Our immigration lawyers are experts in the operation of UK and European legislation that affects foreign workers.
If you are considering applying to settle in the UK, it's essential to contact a specialist immigration solicitor to ensure you're advised on the law, Home Office policy and successful appeal procedures.
There is a clear focus to keep family together under UK law. If your partner currently lives in the UK, you can apply for a Spouse Visa to join them.
Naturalisation as a British citizen is a significant life decision, and it is best that you consult an immigration specialist before proceeding with your naturalisation application. As a niche, law firm specialising in UK immigration law, our lawyers are uniquely qualified to provide all the help you require to ensure your application is successful.
Just to thank you all for the help given with Bodil's EU Settlement Scheme application, which came through in the last few days.
A good friend of ours once said: "People do not employ lawyers because they help; they employ them because they make a difference".
I'm convinced that referral to Latitude did jolt the Home Office into progressing consideration of the application, and it made all the difference.
T & B.
To Gemma and the team, Thank you very much for your amazing job done. You are life savers.
The British passports of my four children successfully reached us this week.
I wanted to thank the Latitude Law Firm for the constant professional support provided to us throughout the process. Your services have been helpful for us at each stage of the process. We would be happy to hire you again in the future for the process of my husband, and would also recommend your firm to others around us.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate the hard work of Joel Reiss towards the successful completion of our case. His support for all of us from day 1 till the very last day has been commendable. Me and my children are very thankful to him for the smooth execution.
Looking forward to hiring the firm for our next case as well.
All content on this page was reviewed by Latitude Law and is accurate as of 02/02/2023