More than 100,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Britain since war -government

LONDON (Reuters) – Greater than 100,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Britain beneath two schemes set as much as assist these fleeing the nation following Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, the British authorities stated on Thursday.

Almost 6.2 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded throughout Europe as of July 26, in accordance with United Nations knowledge, with greater than half making use of for non permanent residence schemes. Poland alone has registered greater than 1.2 million Ukrainians.

Britain’s schemes, one for these with household already within the UK and one other permitting Britons to supply lodging to these fleeing the warfare, initially confronted criticism for being overly bureaucratic and leaving some refugees in limbo for weeks.

The federal government stated the method was now totally digital and it aimed to course of purposes inside 48 hours. It’ll additionally now permit kids beneath the age of 18 to use to return to Britain and not using a guardian or guardian if they’ve proof of parental consent.

(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Modifying by Kylie MacLellan)