Donald Trump has said he will end the conflict in Ukraine on day one of his presidency. Whether this promise is fulfilled or the war drags on, many Ukrainian employees will be seeking certainty over their immigration status in the UK.
Britain's Ukraine Permission Extensions Scheme opened on 4 February for those in the UK on one of the Ukraine schemes who have 28 days or less before these temporary visas expire.
Britain’s Ukraine Schemes were set up after Russia’s 2022 invasion of the Ukraine and always meant to be temporary. Time spent on them will not count towards long residence routes to settlement.
However there are other UK immigration routes that those on the schemes can switch to.
For employers who may wish to help Ukrainians on the humanitarian schemes switch to immigration routes that may lead to long-term settlement, Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law’s Alexander Finch has written an article in Personnel Today detailing the main options they have.
These include:
Sponsorship on a Skilled Worker visa and other sponsored work visas
There are other, more rarely used sponsored and unsponsored work visas that can be used too for a five-year route to settlement. Apart from care workers on Health and Care visas, those on work visas can have dependent family members join them on their route to settlement.
To discuss these or other UK immigration routes pleas contact us on 0207 033 9527 or [email protected].
Read Alexander Finch's article in Personnel Today