Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how can Afghan nationals who have settled in the UK under the (a) Ex-Gratia Scheme and (b) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme apply for relocation of additional family members as a result of the level of security threat faced by those family members in Afghanistan.

The Home Office is continuing to work with the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to relocate those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). Those eligible can bring their close family members (one spouse/partner and under 18 children) to the UK, and additional family members on an exceptional basis.

We encourage individuals already resettled in the UK who have eligible family members still in Afghanistan to visit gov.uk to check for the latest information about the ARAP (Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) and the forthcoming Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).