Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Ukrainian nationals entering the UK on seasonal worker visas after 18 March 2022 are not eligible to have their visa extended in line with Ukrainians in the UK on other types of visas; and whether she has plans to expand the eligibility window for the extension scheme.

Since 18 March 2022 both the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes For Ukraine have been available, for free, to all Ukrainian nationals and their families wishing to come to the UK for up to three years.

Any Ukrainian national choosing to arrive in the UK by any other route (including as seasonal workers) after this date is therefore expected to comply with the conditions of the leave they chose to apply for. If they subsequently wish to stay longer, they can apply for permission to stay on any existing routes they qualify for, the Ukraine Family Scheme (if they qualify), or leave the UK and apply to return under the Homes For Ukraine Scheme.