The government has been urged to reconsider changes to its Ukraine refugee schemes that are keeping families apart as more cases emerge of parents unable to bring their children to the UK.
While Oleksandra and Yaroslav's application to sponsor their daughter Anna stated that they were her parents, the Home Office rejected her visa request on 26 April on the grounds that her parents are not British or Irish citizens and have a time limit on their stay in the UK.
The Home Office insisted that the Ukraine scheme rules have never prevented a child from joining their family in the UK, despite cases emerging of families being unable to reunite.
Charities urged the government to reopen pathways to reunite Ukrainians with temporary status in the UK with their close family, highlighting cases like Andrei and Mira who are now unable to bring their child to the UK.
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