2024-08-12 09:00:08
Migration
Ukraine
'I don't live, I just exist': Ukrainian families torn apart by visa changes
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BBC
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Visa changes have torn apart Ukrainian families in the UK. Halyna, a single mother, is separated from her 14-year-old son Ihnat after the Russian invasion in February 2022. The Homes for Ukraine scheme launched in March 2022 but was restricted, allowing only British/Irish citizens or those with permanent UK residence to sponsor family. Over 180,000 have come to the UK, but Work Rights Centre says fewer hosts are willing, making it harder for Ukrainians to reunite families. They urge the govern..
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'I don't live, I just exist': Ukrainian families torn apart by visa changes
Politics
Halyna Khovaiko, a Ukrainian single mother, was unable to bring her son Ihnat to the UK after the Homes for Ukraine scheme and the Ukraine Family Scheme were both restricted, leaving families like hers torn apart. Halyna's son was forced to flee the destroyed Vovchansk to Kharkiv, 70km away, as Russian attacks intensified. The charity Work Rights Centre, led by Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, is calling for the policy change to be reversed, with immigration advisor Nadiia Yashan also affected personally...
EL PAÍS
The impossible return home for thousands of displaced by the war in Ukraine
Politics
The attacks by the Russian army in Kharkiv have forced the evacuation of more than 13,000 people since May. Finding housing and employment are two of the biggest concerns of their new lives. At least 3.6 million have had to leave their homes due to the invasion Your subscription is being used on another device Your subscription is being used on another device and you can only access EL PAÍS from one device at a time. The smell of tender peppers fills Ludmila Kostenko's room. She has soaked at..
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