Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time taken to process visas for Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme; and what the average time for a visa to be issued is as of 24 June 2022.

The Home Office constantly monitors and evaluates processes and is working hard to consider applications for the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme as quickly as possible.

Since 11 May, customers have been able to use the UK Immigration: ID check app to prove their identity if they have a valid Ukrainian international passport removing the need to attend a Visa Application Centre (VAC) to enrol biometric information.

Information on the number of visas granted and those withdrawn under the Ukraine Family Scheme and the Homes for Ukraine Scheme can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage: Ukraine Family Scheme and Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)