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Yuliia Ismail has led our Ukraine Advice Service since March 2022. She is an accredited immigration adviser (OISC level 2), supported by Ukrainian volunteers and Settled’s wider team of migration lawyers. Where appropriate we escalate complex or very delayed cases to the UK Home Office.

For free, accredited, 1:1 advice in Ukrainian (or English) please email [email protected] We can phone you internationally if needed. 

Alternatively, we have a Facebook group, in Ukrainian, in which you see relevant information and ask general questions.

Please see information boxes below on the Homes For Ukraine and Extension schemes, the issue of fraudulent visas, and training that Settled can provide to other organisations.

November 2024 update

On 26 November, the UK government published an update regarding the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme.

On November 14, 2024, the Home Office introduced significant changes to the process for Ukrainian arrivals in the UK using previously granted Permission to Travel Letters (PTLs).

Key updates:

1. PTLs will no longer be valid after February 12, 2025.
   • PTLs issued before this date will be valid for travel only until 12:01 AM on February 13, 2025. Arrivals after this date may be refused entry and face removal.
   • If travelling before February 13, 2025, travellers must present their PTL and passport. Border Force (BF) officers will determine whether to grant 6 months’ leave to enter and stamp passports accordingly.
   • The full update is available here.

February 2024 update

The Home Office released a Statement of Changes to legislation on Ukraine visa schemes on 19 February 2024.

We’re waiting for detailed guidance from the government, but for now we can highlight four significant changes:

1. The Ukraine Family scheme has been ended with immediate effect.
2. To make a new application to the Homes For Ukraine scheme, the potential sponsor needs to be either British, Irish, or have EUSS settled status. This means that a Ukrainian resident in the UK under a Ukraine visa scheme can non longer be a sponsor.
3. Successful applications submitted from 19.2.24 (15:00GMT) will now be granted visas for 18 months. Any pending applications submitted before this date will still be granted visas for 36 months if successful.
4. The Home Office has said that the process for ‘Permission to Extend’ existing visas will be opened from January 2025. We await detailed guidance on this.