Priti Patel defends the UK visa system for Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the House of Commons via video link today and is expected to advocate for more weapons and a no-fly zone over Ukraine to be imposed by NATO.
Zelensky’s speech comes as the UK Home Office revealed that only 300 visas had been granted to Ukrainians after receiving thousands of applications for its Ukrainian family programme.
A total of 8,900 applications were submitted, but only a few hundred were approved, the government said.
Ukrainians coming to the UK said the independent face ‘total chaos’ as they try to apply for permission to join family in Britain under the Home Office’s bespoke visa scheme after Downing Street contradicted Priti Patel’s promise to extend the road.
The ministers have been accused of ‘defrauding the Ukrainians’ after it emerged that those fleeing the Russian conflict have to travel for hours and in some cases wait days before they can apply for the family migration route from the Minister of the Inside.
Ukrainian refugees facing “chaos”
Ukrainian refugees face “total chaos” as they try to apply to join relatives in Britain under the Home Office’s bespoke visa scheme, as Downing Street contradicts Priti Patel’s pledge to expand the route.
The ministers have been accused of ‘defrauding the Ukrainians’ after it emerged that those fleeing the Russian conflict have to travel for hours and in some cases wait days before they can apply for the family migration route from the Minister of the Inside.
Our social affairs correspondent Mai Bulman reports.
stuti misraMarch 8, 2022 06:05
Zelensky addresses British parliamentarians today
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the House of Commons today via video link tomorrow afternoon as he tries to get world leaders to do more to help Ukraine against Russian aggression.
His speech will be broadcast in the House of Commons at 17:00 GMT.
adam forest has details on what to expect from the speech:
stuti misraMarch 8, 2022 05:48
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