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<p>Part of the government’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been to
issue more than 107,000 visas to Ukrainians seeking to come to the UK under the Ukraine
Family Scheme and the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme. This has inevitably had an impact
on visa applications from other nationalities coming through normal visa routes.</p><p>As
a result of the current conflict in Ukraine, applications from Russian nationals to
enter the United Kingdom are subject to additional checks. Russia is also subject
to sanctions which may impact on the ability of individuals to pay for certain services
and a visa will not be granted if the purpose of the travel to the UK would be in
breach of them.</p>
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