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HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresOf course, people who come under the permission to travel system print out the email and show it alongside their passport. In terms of travelling to the UK, for the cohort that…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresI am certainly happy to look at the individual case if the hon. Gentleman supplies the details. In terms of the message from Poland, I and others have had great engagement with…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresThe checks are being done for safeguarding reasons as well, as I have already touched on during this urgent question. We have already blocked some instances where a potential…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresWe have already done step-by-step guidance for the form in both Ukrainian and Russian, which makes it much simpler to follow. One of the issues with translating the form into…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresYes, I am very happy to look at them. If incorrect or confusing advice is being given by a visa application centre, we certainly want the details of that so that we can intervene…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresAbsolutely. It should not take that long. We are also clear that people are welcome to travel into a third country, if they can. They do not need to wait in Ukraine for the…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresI thank the hon. Member for her question. Certainly, we would point people towards some of the more recognised charities that are offering matching services, rather than just…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresAs I said, we have already issued nearly 90,000 visas. We are working hard each day to increase that number, and that will remain our focus.28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresWe can say to those families that we are fast getting through the applications. As I say, nearly 90,000 visas have been granted and we are seeing thousands more granted every day.28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresAs the hon. Gentleman rightly says, the Polish Government and Polish people are doing amazing work in supporting those who have crossed the border from Ukraine. We have provided…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresIt is concerning to hear of any attempt to take advantage of a vulnerable person. If the evidence has not already been supplied to us and to the Polish authorities, we would…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresI have already outlined why we have the visa requirement, although in the case of children, that is more focused on safeguarding the children. There is a real issue, particularly…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresIn terms of the future of visa application centres and the report published three years ago, the hon. Member is welcome to read some of the documentation we have put out about the…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresThe hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to hear that the Government take a different view. It is for each country to decide its policy based on the intelligence and the…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresI am very happy to look at individual cases or instances that my hon. Friend wishes to supply. I am sure that, like me, he found that one of the most tragic moments of the current…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresThird-country nationals who are part of an overall Ukrainian family or household can be covered. My hon. Friend will appreciate that there are some different considerations in…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresThe simple answer is no. They will usually be done in date order, unless there are particular compelling and compassionate circumstances. Given the nature of the situation that…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresIt is worth outlining where we see the future of our immigration system. As I touched on in my statement, EEA nationals already make fully online applications, for things such as…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresWe have been aware of an issue with the system in terms of the current process of the decision being made and then the visa dispatched. We have a particular team working on…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresI am aware of the claims—false claims, I have to say—that there is a deliberate move to withhold individual visas. Those claims are absolute nonsense. [ Interruption. ] I hear…28 Apr 2022