Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian nationals who have irregularly entered Northern Ireland via the Republic of Ireland since the invasion of Ukraine, and who subsequently return to the Republic of Ireland to make an out-of-country application for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme or Ukraine Family Scheme, must declare their recent irregular presence in the UK; and what impact that irregular presence would have on the outcome of applications to those schemes.

Applicants will need to declare relevant information on their forms, including regarding any previous UK travel history. Each application under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and Ukraine Family Scheme will be considered on its individual merits.