Written questions

Visas: Ukraine

Commons · Question 69464 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's policy that time spent under the Ukraine visa schemes does not count towards the continuous residence period for settled status

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 3 Sep 2025

The Government have always been clear that the Ukraine Schemes are temporary and do not lead to settlement in the UK. Similarly, time spent in the UK with permission granted under the Ukraine Schemes cannot be relied upon towards the continuous qualifying...