UK to provide humanitarian visas for those fleeing war in Ukraine.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK should provide safe passage that would enable people fleeing the war in Ukraine to travel to the UK.

This could be done by either claiming asylum on arrival or by having access to humanitarian visas.

At the moment, people from Ukraine would only be able to apply for either a family migration visa or the standard visitor visa - none of which are appropriate given the invasion and war it is facing.

Other countries have opened their borders to support people from Ukraine but despite citizens in the UK ready to host and support Ukrainian nationals and others fleeing the war, the UK government has failed to update its visa policies to accommodate Ukraine's current situation.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees.

Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion

Timeline

28 Feb 2022	Petition opened for signatures
28 Feb 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Feb 2022

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