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<p>The Home Office has established a dedicated caseworking team, which is working
jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ministry of
Defence. This team will contact all those who recently arrived to discuss their leave
arrangements and ensure they get the right form of leave.</p><p>(a) Those who are
here with limited leave under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy can apply
to convert this to indefinite leave to remain at any time before their limited leave
expires. This application is a free application and can be applied for online.</p><p>(b)
Locally employed staff who meet the eligibility criteria for relocation under the
ARAP scheme will have the opportunity to apply for limited leave to enter the UK.
Locally employed staff already in the UK with temporary status under ARAP can apply,
free of charge, to convert their status to indefinite leave to remain. This can be
applied for online.</p><p>Details of the type of leave to be granted to those arriving
from Afghanistan, and how they will be supported in obtaining that leave, can be found
in the Afghanistan Resettlement and Immigration policy statement.</p><p>The policy
statement can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version#afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement-accessible-version#afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy</a></p><p>
</p><p>Further information regarding Locally employed staff, can be found here:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-locally-engaged-staff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-locally-engaged-staff</a></p>
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