Many Ukrainian refugees are halfway through their visa - but the Government hasn't confirmed whether the scheme will be extended and if so, what the terms will be
Volodymr*, his wife and two young children are renting a home in the UK and anxiously awaiting news about their visa, having come to the UK late last year under the Family Scheme.
Prior to the war, the family were attempting to get him treatment with the country’s leading specialist in the capital of Kyiv, but said the hospital was bombed just days into the Russian invasion.“The biggest problem is my eldest son. He has development problems and“This country is more tolerant for people like him. There are no services for him in Ukraine. It will be very disruptive for him to move: different education, different mentality.
“I don’t know what’s coming next. I saw an apprenticeship advertised where I could study and work, but I’m afraid they won’t take me because I only have two years left on my visa,” he said.to enable them to continue his son’s medical care and rebuild their lives with certainty. “I want to stay in the UK for life,” he said.
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