Rejected petition Accelerate process tfor sponsorship by British citizens of Ukrainian refugees

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you're concerned about Ukrainian refugees' ability to enter the UK, however it's not clear whether you want the introduction of such a sponsorship scheme to be accelerated, or you want applications for sponsorship to be considered more quickly.

In any event, since you started your petition the Government has launched a new ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme, which will allow individuals, charities, community groups and businesses in the UK to bring Ukrainians to safety – including those with no family ties to the UK.

In the first phase of the scheme people in the UK will be able to nominate a named Ukrainian or Ukrainian family to stay with them in their home or in a separate property.

Find out more information, and record your interest: https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk/

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced details of the scheme in the House of Commons on Monday 14 March.

Read the Secretary of State's announcement and questions from MPs: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-03-14/debates/8B28287A-F683-4F80-8A1F-AA1016D92B27/UkraineSponsorshipScheme

You might like to sign these petitions which call for related actions:

Reopen all visa services for Ukrainians in Ukraine: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609769

Allow Ukrainians with family in the UK to enter the UK without a visa: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609397

Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609382

Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609530

Help Ukrainian refugees and create a safe path for them to get to the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609574

Grant Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war full rights to live and work in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609434

Grant Ukrainians, who have over-stayed their visas, leave to remain: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609716

Create a fast-track visa for British-employed Ukrainians and their families: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609691

Urge UN to provide safe evacuation routes from war zone in Ukraine: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/610069

Draw up and implement a specific Ukrainian refugee strategy for the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609431

Commit to providing refuge for at least 100,000 Ukrainian women & children: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609565

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• Date submitted 10 March 2022
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