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<p>There are a range of safe and legal routes for individuals to come to the UK should
they wish to join family members here, or to work or study. They would need to meet
the requirements of the relevant Immigration Rule under which they were applying to
qualify for a visa.</p><p>While we do not allow asylum claims from abroad, all asylum
claims lodged from within the UK, which includes those from Russian nationals, are
given full and careful consideration so we do not remove anyone who faces persecution
or serious harm on return to their country of origin. Protection is normally granted
where a claimant has a well-founded fear of persecution under the Refugee Convention
or their circumstances engage our obligations under Article 3 ECHR.</p><p>With regards
to the Ukraine Family Scheme, this provides an immediate pathway for people from Ukraine
with family already in the UK to come here. This is open to Ukrainians with immediate
or extended family settled in the UK. Ukrainians can apply to the scheme from any
country, including the UK. The Ukraine Family Scheme allows immediate and extended
family members of British nationals, people settled in the UK, and certain others
resident here, to come to the country. We continue to keep our support under review
and will adapt and develop the visa routes in place to ensure they keep pace with
the rapidly shifting situation in Ukraine.</p>
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