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Apr 2 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
Day 14 since applying for a visa under the #HomesforUkraine scheme. Still nothing from the Home Office. 1/3
This is despite the Home Office briefing it’s now taking ‘a week’, as here in The Times. (I suspect they’re averaging out time for visas from the family scheme, which is quicker, because you can do the checks after arrival in the UK). 2/3
Finally, the government website says the Ukraine visa helpline is open 24/7. I’ve just tried it. It isn’t.
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