Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians poised to enter UK, says minister
by Amelia Gentleman and Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#5XB8D)
UK to support refugees fleeing Russian invasion, says Sajid Javid, but charities warn of visa applications obstacle
Britain could welcome hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Ukraine in the next few weeks, the health secretary has said, as refugee charities warned the bureaucracy involved in securing visas was forcing people to wait in dangerous situations.
Sajid Javid said the UK had already issued 9,500 visas to Ukrainians with family ties to the UK, while 150,000 people had expressed in an interested in hosting refugees through the Homes for Ukraine programme.
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