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<p>Through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), the UK will relocate up
to 20,000 people at risk, including women and girls and minority groups, so they can
rebuild their lives in safety.</p><p>The scheme is not yet open. However, the first
to be resettled through this scheme will be some of those who arrived in the UK under
the evacuation programme, which included individuals who were considered to be at
particular risk – including women’s rights activists, prosecutors and journalists.</p><p>There
will not be a formal Home Office owned application process for the ACRS. Instead,
eligible people will be prioritised and referred for resettlement to the UK.</p><p>Further
information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS
is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available
at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement</a>.</p><p>All
updates on the ACRS can be found on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/afghan-citizens-resettlement-scheme"
target="_blank">Afghan citizens resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Further
communications will be published in due course.</p><p>I provided an update to the
House of Commons in a Dear Colleague letter last week and I will continue to update
the House at regular intervals.</p>
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