Priti Patel said up to 100,000 Ukrainians could come. Then 200,000.
The reality: "While Poland took in 750,000 refugees last week, by Friday only 500 Ukrainians had applied to join family members here and most were still waiting for their visas."
Shame!
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The reality: "While Poland took in 750,000 refugees last week, by Friday only 500 Ukrainians had applied to join family members here and most were still waiting for their visas."
Shame!
archive.ph/zURdm
Isn't it extraordinary, given the small numbers, that the UK's performance on granting visas has remained so pathetic that the French Interior Minister felt compelled to write to Priti Patel to criticise the UK's "lack of humanity"? 
Fundamentally the Home Office are applying the Hostile Environment rules with just a couple of tweaks: the application fee has been removed, and there's some dispensation for missing documents.
But refugees still have to run the gauntlet of application, interview and biometrics.
But refugees still have to run the gauntlet of application, interview and biometrics.
The application process is so complicated it took experienced native English speakers 5 hours to complete.
Imagine trying to do the same in the middle of a warzone in your second or third language.
Imagine trying to do the same in the middle of a warzone in your second or third language.
https://twitter.com/angusmacneilsnp/status/1500125633543876613
If the above feels like hyperbole, it really isn't.
I've broken down the complexity of the process in the article linked below. (Warning: it's a long read!)
medium.com/@edwinhayward/…
I've broken down the complexity of the process in the article linked below. (Warning: it's a long read!)
medium.com/@edwinhayward/…
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