Paragraph 21 Persons granted leave to enter or remain under the Ukraine Family Scheme and their family membersF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person who—

(a)

has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—

(i)

under paragraph UKR 9.1 of Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the immigration rules; or

(ii)

outside the immigration rules, where the person—

(aa)

was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022; and

(bb)

left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022;

(b)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave; and

(c)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the course start date.

(2)

A person who—

(a)

is the spouse or civil partner of a person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme;

(b)

on the leave application date, was the spouse or civil partner of that person;

(c)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

(d)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the course start date.

(3)

A person who—

(a)

is—

(i)

the child of a person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme; or

(ii)

the child of the spouse or civil partner of a person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme;

(b)

on the leave application date, was—

(i)

the child of the person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme; or

(ii)

the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of the person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme on that date;

(c)

was under 18 on the leave application date;

(d)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and the Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; and

(e)

is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom on the course start date.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (2) and sub-paragraph (3), “leave application date” means the date on which the person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme made an application for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 21 substituted (1.9.2025) by The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/112), regs. 1, 12