{"id":19263,"date":"2022-03-31T22:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=19263"},"modified":"2022-03-31T22:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:00:53","slug":"thousands-of-families-being-left-in-limbo-by-uks-refugee-schemes-labour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/03\/31\/thousands-of-families-being-left-in-limbo-by-uks-refugee-schemes-labour\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of families being left in limbo by UK&#8217;s refugee schemes &#8211; Labour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gs-u-mb+ gel-body-copy qa-post-body\" data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6\">\n<div class=\"lx-stream-post-body\" data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0\">\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">The UK has two visa schemes for Ukrainian refugees: The Ukraine Family Scheme, for people with a close relative living in the UK, and Homes for Ukraine, which allows people to sponsor named refugees, housing them in their homes or buildings.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">But thousands of families are being &#8220;left in limbo&#8221; as a result of bureaucracy, Labour has warned.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper told MPs earlier today that the schemes are not working, and went on to give a number of examples.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">&#8220;A businesswoman who is trying to get her sister and daughter to come here on the family visa scheme is still waiting, 10 days since she applied to the Home Office.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_5\">&#8220;A constituent of mine in Pontefract who applied under the Homes for Ukraine scheme has been waiting nearly two weeks to hear anything back from the Home Office.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_6\">&#8220;Another British host who has applied for a visa for a woman undergoing a high-risk pregnancy [has been] waiting 12 days for a reply, despite the Home Office helpline saying she&#8217;d be treated as a priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.6.0.0:$post_7\">On Wednesday, the UK said it had issued 2,700 visas through the Homes for Ukraine scheme and 22,800 under the Ukraine Family Scheme, which has been running for longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"lx-stream-post__footer\" data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.7\">\n<div class=\"lx-stream-post__footer-share\" data-reactid=\".16bw8cubk7m.0.2.0.0.1.0.1.0.$lx-tabs0.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-624588255fbc655faa01f8d5.0.7.1\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The UK has two visa schemes for Ukrainian refugees: The Ukraine Family Scheme, for people with a close relative living in the UK, and Homes for Ukraine, which allows people to sponsor named refugees, housing them in their homes or buildings. 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