Immigration Rules Appendix Ukraine Scheme
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-11)

Appendix Ukraine Scheme

This Appendix sets out 2 routes for those affected by the conflict in Ukraine: the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme for those applying from outside the UK and the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme for those applying in the UK for further permission to stay for up to 18 months.

Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme

A Ukrainian national who is outside the UK may qualify under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme if they have an Approved sponsor who will provide them with accommodation for at least 6 months.

A child who is not applying with, or intending to join, their parent or legal guardian in the UK must have an Approved sponsor who was approved for the child by a Local Authority before the application is made, and must have agreed to accommodate the child for at least 18 months or until the child is 18 years old (whichever is soonest), so long as the child is sponsored for at least 6 months.

Immediate family members of a Ukrainian national who are not themselves Ukrainian may also qualify under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

A person in the UK may qualify under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme if they hold, or have previously held, permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme (which, for the purposes of this Appendix, includes the now closed Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Extension Scheme).

Children born in the UK to Ukrainian nationals who have permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme are eligible to apply under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.

The Ukraine Family Scheme (which was available to eligible Ukrainian nationals with an eligible UK based family member sponsor) closed to new applications at 1500GMT on 19 February 2024.

The Ukraine Extension Scheme (which was available to eligible Ukrainian nationals or their close family members) closed to most new applications on 16 May 2024. It remained open to children born in the UK to parents who had permission under any of the Ukraine Schemes. The scheme closed in its entirety at 0900GMT on 4 February 2025.

The Ukraine Schemes (including the now closed Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Extension Scheme) are not a route to settlement.

Ukraine Family Scheme

Validity requirements for the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 1.1. DELETED.
- UKR 1.2. DELETED.
- UKR 1.3. DELETED.
Suitability requirements for the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 2.1. DELETED.
Eligibility requirements for the Ukraine Family Scheme

Entry requirements for the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 3.1. DELETED.
Variation of entry clearance application after arrival for person given letter authorising travel to UK
- UKR 4.1. DELETED.
Residence requirement for the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 5.1. DELETED.
- UKR 5.2. DELETED.
Relationship requirement for a family member under the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 6.1. DELETED.
- UKR 6.2. DELETED.
- UKR 6.3. DELETED.
- UKR 6.4. DELETED.
Suitability of UK based sponsor requirement
- UKR 6A.1. DELETED.
Nationality requirement for the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 7.1. DELETED.
Parental consent requirement for a child applying under the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 8.1. DELETED.
- UKR 8.2. DELETED.
Decision under the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 9.1. DELETED.
Period and conditions of grant under the Ukraine Family Scheme
- UKR 10.1. DELETED.
- UKR 10.2. DELETED.
Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme

Validity requirements for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- UKR 11.1. A person applying for entry clearance under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form: “Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme”.
- (a) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and
- (b) the applicant must have provided a passport or other document which satisfactorily established their identity and nationality; and
- (c) the applicant must be outside the UK on the date of application: and
- (d) the applicant must have provided the name of a UK sponsor who has offered them accommodation in the UK.
- (a) be applying with, or to join in the UK, their parent or legal guardian; or
- (b) their sponsor must have been approved as a sponsor for that applicant under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme under the guidance: “Homes for Ukraine - Applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling or reuniting with their parent or legal guardian: Guidance for Councils” before the date of application and the applicant must provide evidence of that approval in the form of a reference number.
- (a) they must have provided biometrics when required; and
- (b) they must have provided a passport or other document which satisfactorily established their identity and nationality; and
- (c) they must be in the UK on the date of application.
- UKR 11.4. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme may be rejected as invalid and not considered.
Suitability requirements for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- (a) SUI 2.1. to SUI 2.2. (exclusion or deportation orders); or
- (b) SUI 3.1. to SUI 3.2. (non-conducive); or
- (c) SUI 4.1. to SUI 4.2. (exclusion from asylum or humanitarian protection); or
- (d) SUI 5.1. to SUI 5.5. (criminality); or
- (e) SUI 8.1. to SUI 8.2. (involvement in sham marriage or sham civil partnership); or
- (f) SUI 9.1., SUI 10.1. and SUI 10.2. (false representations and deception); or
- (g) SUI 11.1. to SUI 11.8. (previous breach of immigration laws); or
- (h) SUI 14.1. to SUI 14.2. (failure to provide required information); or
- (i) SUI 15.1. to SUI 15.2. (admissibility to the Common Travel Area or other countries); or
- (j) SUI 20.1. to SUI 25.2. and SUI 28.1. to SUI 30.1. (grounds for refusal and cancellation on arrival).
Eligibility requirements for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme

Entry requirements for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- UKR 13.1. A person seeking to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme must apply for and obtain entry clearance under Appendix Ukraine Scheme before they arrive in the UK.
Variation of entry clearance application after arrival for person holding permission to travel on arrival

UKR 14.1. DELETED.

UKR 14.2. DELETED.

Approved sponsor requirement for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- UKR 15.1. An applicant under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme must have an Approved sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
- UKR 15.2. If a family group is applying under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, the Ukrainian national and their immediate family members (meaning an individual set out in UKR 18.1.) must have the same Approved sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
- (a) they must be applying with, or to join in the UK, their parent or legal guardian; or
- (b) their sponsor must have been approved as a sponsor for that applicant under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme under the guidance: “Homes for Ukraine - Applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling or reuniting with their parent or legal guardian: Guidance for Councils” before the date of application and the applicant must provide evidence of that approval in the form of a reference number.
- UKR 15.3. If the applicant is a child, the Approved sponsor must not previously have failed to meet the requirements for approval as a sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme under the guidance: “Homes for Ukraine - Applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling or reuniting with their parent or legal guardian: Guidance for Councils”.
- UKR 15.4. If a child is not applying with or to join their parent or legal guardian, but they are applying with or to join an adult relative (meaning a grandparent, uncle, aunt or sibling aged 18 or older) who qualifies under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, the child and the adult relative must have the same Approved sponsor.
Residence requirement for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- UKR 16.1. An applicant applying for entry clearance under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme must have been ordinarily resident in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, unless they are a child born on or after that date.
Nationality requirement for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- (a) a Ukrainian national; or
- (b) part of an immediate family group (meaning the group set out in UKR 18.1.) which includes an immediate family member who is a Ukrainian national who has been granted under or is applying under and qualifies under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Relationship requirement for a family member under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- (a) partner of the Ukrainian national; or
- (b) child aged under 18 on the date of application of the Ukrainian national or of their partner; or
- (c) parent of a Ukrainian national child aged under 18 on the date of application (if the child is applying under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme); or
- (d) fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner of the Ukrainian national.
- UKR 18.2. If applying as a partner, fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner, the applicant must be in a genuine and subsisting relationship with the Ukrainian national which commenced before 1 January 2022.
- UKR 18.3. If applying as a partner, the requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met.
Parental consent requirement for a child applying to join a parent or legal guardian in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme

UKR 19A.1. If the applicant is aged under 18 on the date of application and they are joining (and not accompanying) a parent or legal guardian in the UK, they must have written consent from the parent or legal guardian in the UK who they are joining, unless the decision maker is satisfied it is reasonable in the circumstances to grant the child entry clearance without that consent.
- (a) support for the application; and
- (b) that the applicant will live with the parent or legal guardian in the UK; and
- (c) that the parent or legal guardian has permission to stay in the UK; and
- (d) the applicant’s travel to, and reception arrangements in, the UK.
Parental consent requirement for a child applying without their parent or legal guardian
- (a) the notary authorities or Guardianship service of the city/regional council in Ukraine; or
- (b) if the applicant is outside Ukraine, notary authorities in the country the applicant is residing in or a Ukrainian Embassy or Consulate.
Decision on an application under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- UKR 19.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme are met, the application will be granted; otherwise, the application will be refused.
Period of grant for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- UKR 20.1. The applicant will be granted permission for a period of up to 18 months.
Conditions of grant for the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
- (a) access to public funds permitted; and
- (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) permitted; and
- (c) study permitted, subject to the ATAS condition in Appendix ATAS.
Ukraine Extension Scheme

Validity requirements for the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 21.1. DELETED
- UKR 21.2. DELETED
- UKR 21.3. DELETED
- UKR 21.4. DELETED
Suitability requirements for the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 22.1. DELETED
Eligibility requirements for the Ukraine Extension Scheme

Nationality requirement for the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 23.1. DELETED
UKR 23A.1. DELETED

Relationship requirement for a partner or child under the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 24.1. DELETED
- UKR 24.2. DELETED
Parental consent requirement for a child applying under the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 25.1. DELETED
- UKR 25.2. DELETED
Care requirement for a child under the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 26.1. DELETED
Decision under the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 27.1. DELETED
Period and conditions of grant under the Ukraine Extension Scheme
- UKR 28.1. DELETED
- UKR 28.2. DELETED
Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

Validity requirements for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

UKR 29.1. A person applying for permission to stay under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form “Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.
- (a) it has not been made more than 28 days before expiry of the applicant’s current permission; and
- (b) the applicant must have provided biometrics when required; and
- (c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other document which satisfactorily established their identity and nationality and
- (d) the applicant must be in the UK on the date of application.
- (a) under Appendix Ukraine Scheme, or the equivalent permission granted in the Islands; or
- (b) outside the rules on or between 20 February 2022 and 2 May 2022, on the basis that the applicant would have been granted permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme had those rules been in force at that date; or
- i) a Ukrainian national, or their family member as defined by section 8(3) of the Immigration Act 1971; and
- ii) was in the UK and exempt from immigration control in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971 between 18 March 2022 and 16 November 2023; and
- iii) would have met the requirements of Appendix Ukraine Scheme if they had ceased to be exempt from immigration control between 18 March 2022 and 16 November 2023; and
- iv) ceased being exempt from immigration control between 16 November 2023 and 4 February 2025; or
- v) a family member who does not meet the conditions of section 8(3) of the Immigration Act 1971, of a Ukrainian national who would have met the requirements to act as a sponsor under the Ukraine Family Scheme on or before 15:00 GMT 19 February 2024 had they (the Ukrainian national) not been exempt from immigration control in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971 at that time; or
- vi) a member of a group who was transferred to the UK between 14 February 2022 to 30 March 2022 inclusive in order to facilitate their relocation from Dnipro as a result of a specific agreement with the Ukrainian Government; or
- vii) a person who was admitted to the UK for the purposes of urgent medical treatment in the UK following agreement about such treatment with the Department of Health and Social Care in their particular case; or
- viii) the parent or carer of a child who meets the conditions of UKR 29.3(c)(vi) or UKR 29.3(c)(vii), or
- ix) a child who made a Homes for Ukraine Scheme application before 10 August 2022 and met the requirements for the concession to Appendix Ukraine Scheme as set out in the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme guidance from 15 July 2022; or
- (x) a child who was granted permission to enter the UK prior to 31 January 2025 on the basis that they had a parent who held permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme, or the equivalent permission granted in the Islands, or in accordance with the provisions set out at UKR 29.3(b).
UKR 29.4. UKR 29.3 does not apply if the applicant is a child who was born in the UK or Islands after 18 March 2022 to a Ukrainian national parent who was granted permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme or the equivalent permission in the Islands.

UKR 29.5. An application which does not meet all the validity requirements for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme may be rejected as invalid and not considered.

Suitability requirements for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) SUI 2.1. to SUI 2.2. (exclusion or deportation orders); or
- (b) SUI 3.1. to SUI 3.2. (non-conducive); or
- (c) SUI 4.1. to SUI 4.2. (exclusion from asylum or humanitarian protection); or
- (d) SUI 5.1. to SUI 5.5. (criminality); or
- (e) SUI 8.1. to SUI 8.2. (involvement in sham marriage or sham civil partnership); or
- (f) SUI 9.1., SUI 10.1. and SUI 10.2. (false representations and deception); or
- (g) SUI 11.1. to SUI 11.8. (previous breach of immigration laws); or
- (h) SUI 14.1. to SUI 14.2. (failure to provide required information); or
- (i) SUI 15.1. to SUI 15.2. (admissibility to the Common Travel Area or other countries); or
- (j) SUI 20.1. to SUI 25.2. and SUI 28.1. to 30.1. (grounds for refusal and cancellation on arrival).
UKR 30.2. A period of overstaying will be disregarded for the purpose of Part Suitability if the Exceptions for overstayers section of Part Suitability applies.

Eligibility requirements for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

Nationality requirement for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) a Ukrainian national who has previously been granted permission in accordance with UKR 29.3; or
- (i) the partner of a Ukrainian national; or
- (ii) the child of a Ukrainian national; or
- (iii) the parent of a Ukrainian national who was granted Ukraine Scheme permission before they turned 18 years old; or
- (iv) the fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner of a Ukrainian national; or
- (v) a family member granted in accordance with the rules at the time in Appendix Ukraine Scheme on the now closed Ukraine Family Scheme; or
- (vi) a carer of a child who meets the conditions at UKR 29.3(c)(vi) or UKR 29.3(c)(vii); or
- (i) was born in the UK or Islands and is in the UK or Islands with permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme or the equivalent permission in the Islands; or
- (ii) was born in the UK or Islands and meets the criteria at UKR 29.4 and who would, if they made an application, be eligible for permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme; or
- (d) a child who was born in the UK or Islands after 18 March 2022 to a Ukrainian national parent.
UKR 31.2. A child born in the UK or Islands must provide a full UK birth certificate showing the names of their parent(s).

UKR 31.3. For the purpose of the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme “parent” does not include a step-parent unless they are the legal or adoptive parent of the child.

Relationship requirement for a partner or parent under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) continue to be in a relationship with a Ukrainian national who has, or previously had permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme, and the requirements of Appendix Relationship with Partner must be met; or
- (b) be the parent or legal guardian of a child who is in the UK with permission, under Appendix Ukraine Scheme, or a child who meets the criteria at UKR 29.4 and who would, if they made an application, be eligible for permission under this Appendix.
UKR 32.2. To meet the requirements of UKR 32.1(b) as a parent, a birth certificate showing the names of the child’s parent(s) must be provided.

UKR 32.3. To meet the requirements of UKR 32.1(b) as a legal guardian, a court order or government issued document naming the applicant as the legal guardian of the child must be provided.

UKR 32.4. If an applicant cannot provide the required documents set out in UKR 32.2 or UKR 32.3, other evidence demonstrating that they are the parent or legal guardian of the child may be considered.

Residence requirement for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) arrived in the UK with permission in accordance with UKR 29.3; or
- (b) were granted permission in accordance with UKR 29.3 in the UK; or
- (c) were born in the UK or Islands pursuant to UKR 31.1(d) to a Ukrainian national parent with permission under UKR 29.3(a).
UKR 33.2. Temporary periods spent in Ukraine will not be regarded as living outside of the UK and Islands for the purpose of UKR 33.1.

UKR 33.3. Temporary periods spent outside the UK and Islands or Ukraine may not be regarded as living outside of the UK and Islands for the purpose of UKR 33.1 if an applicant can demonstrate ongoing ties to the UK which require a grant of further permission.

Parental consent requirement for a child applying under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) both parents; or
- (b) one parent, if that parent has sole legal responsibility for the applicant; or
- (c) the applicant’s legal guardian,
- unless the decision maker is satisfied it is reasonable in the circumstances to grant the child permission without such written consent.
- (a) the application; and
- (b) the applicant’s living and care arrangements in the UK.
Care requirement for a child applying under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

UKR 35.1. If the applicant is aged under 18 years on the date of application, there must be suitable arrangements for the child’s care and accommodation in the UK, which must comply with relevant UK legislation and regulations.

Decision on an application under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

UKR 36.1. If the decision maker is satisfied that all the suitability and eligibility requirements under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme are met, the application will be granted; otherwise, the application will be refused.

Period of grant for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) 18 months; or
- (i) if the applicant is a child whose parent or legal guardian qualifies under UKR 31.1 and is granted permission at the same time as the applicant, the applicant will be granted permission in line with that parent or legal guardian; or
- (ii) if the applicant is a child whose parent or legal guardian has permission under Appendix Ukraine Scheme and is in the UK the applicant will be granted permission in line with that parent; or
- (iii) if the applicant is a child where both parents are in the UK and either qualify under UKR 31.1 and are granted permission at the same time as the applicant or have permission granted under Appendix Ukraine Scheme the applicant will be granted permission in line with the parent whose permission expires last.
Conditions of grant for the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme
- (a) access to public funds permitted; and
- (b) work (including self-employment and voluntary work) permitted; and
- (c) study permitted, subject to the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) condition in Appendix ATAS.