Ukrainian children can now be sponsored by a parent or legal guardian who is in the UK on one of the Ukrainian schemes as of 31 January 2025

A parent (or legal guardian) who holds permission under any of the Ukraine Schemes can apply to sponsor their child under Homes for Ukraine.
Children sponsored by their parents (or legal guardians) will hold permission to live in the UK for up to 18 months. They will have access to education, healthcare, benefits and employment (as appropriate under UK law).
 

Eligibility:
Both the applicant child and their sponsoring parent must meet all the requirements under the Homes for Ukraine scheme for the visa to be issued:
The parent or legal guardian:
-does not need to have settled status to sponsor their child, but they must hold permission under any of the Ukraine Schemes (or Leave Outside the Rules granted due to the conflict in Ukraine before the Ukraine Schemes were introduced)
-must offer accommodation for the duration of their child’s visa 
must be able to provide evidence of their relationship with the child (birth/adoption/legal guardianship documents).   
Successful applicants will be granted a Homes for Ukraine visa with permission to stay in the UK for up to 18 months. If the child’s parent has less than 18 months permission remaining the child’s visa will be aligned with their parent’s.

Please get in touch with us should you wish to bring your children into the UK under these rules.
 

The new Ukraine Permission Extension scheme opens on 4 February 2025

If you’re a Ukrainian national, or the family member of a Ukrainian national, and are living in the UK with existing permission on one of the Ukraine schemes, you may be eligible to apply for UPE to continue living in the UK for up to a further 18 months.

Who can apply:
To apply for the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme you must already have been granted permission under one of the other Ukraine Schemes. This means that you must have been granted permission to stay in the UK under either the:
-Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)
-Ukraine Family Scheme
-Ukraine Extension Scheme
You may also be eligible to apply to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme if you have been granted permission to stay in certain circumstances.

When to apply:
The Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will be open for applications from 9:00am UK time on 4 February 2025. It is not an automatic extension of your current permission. 
You should only make an application to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme when your current permission has 28 days or less remaining until it expires.  
If you apply too early, your application may be rejected and not considered. If this happens, you will need to reapply when your current permission has 28 days or less remaining until it expires.  
You must make an application before your current permission expires.
You must also:
-be in the UK when making an application
-have been living in the UK (and Islands, which includes Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man) since you were granted, or arrived in the UK, with permission under the Ukraine Schemes.

Please get in touch with us should you need more information or would like to book an appointment.