Armed Forces: Recruitment
Commons · Question 8927 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the potential merits of establishing a recruitment pathway for Ukrainian nationals lawfully resident in the UK to serve in the British Armed Forces.
Answer
Answered by Calvin Bailey, 17 Jun 2026
Ukrainian nationals including those who are in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are not eligible to join the UK Armed Forces unless they meet the nationality requirements which require individuals to be a British (British Citizen, British Oversea...