Ukraine students

If you are 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 an extension to continue living in the UK up to a further 18 months.  It is free to apply and you can apply online now.

 

Applying to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme - GOV.UK

The process would the same as any low risk national applying for a student visa and they will be required to show financial evidence (maintenance) if requested by the Home Office once application is submitted. They will also be require to pay international tuition fees.

Due to the current situation in Ukraine, an applicant may be unable to provide the full range of documents required under the route under which they are applying. If so, an applicant must explain why they cannot provide a normally required document when they make their application. They can do this by drafting a letter setting out their reasons and using the document upload function when completing their application.

The decision maker does not require detailed evidence as to why a document is not available. They can instead be satisfied with a reasonable written explanation provided with the application as to why the document cannot be obtained.

A sufficient and reasonable explanation may for example be that it is not possible to obtain a document from an institution as it is not functioning or is not offering its full range of services due to current circumstances.

Another sufficient and reasonable explanation may, for example, be that the document can only be obtained in person, no one else in Ukraine can reasonably be expected to obtain it on the applicant’s behalf and it is not reasonable to expect the applicant to travel to the location in Ukraine it needs to be obtained from as it may be unsafe.

If the Home Office is satisfied that due to the situation in Ukraine a document required by the Immigration Rules cannot reasonably be obtained from Ukraine, the requirement to provide that document may be waived. All applications will be considered on a case by case basis, taking into account all of the circumstances.

For example, if an applicant would meet the 12-month financial requirement under the relevant routes they will not need to submit evidence in any case. Otherwise, the decision maker must be satisfied that the requirement would likely be met if documents could be provided were it not for the circumstances.