As the war in Ukraine has displaced millions of children, a teenager struggled with visa red tape trying to resettle in Buckinghamshire.

Millions of Ukrainian children have been displaced because of the war dubbed as fastest large-scale displacement of children since the Second World War by international experts – more than half of the 7.5 million children in the country now under attack by Russia.

Politicians in UK raised concerns about the government’s Homes for Ukraine policy after reports of minors having their visa refused because of the scheme’s visa rules on unaccompanied minors.  

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While attempting to travel to Buckinghamshire, a 17-year-old teenager and his 22-year-old sister had to wait in Warsaw for seven weeks, the Parliament was told by Chesham and Amersham MP Sarah Green.

After being marked as an unaccompanied minor despite the company of his sister, the teenager’s application was put on hold.

Ms Green said: “We were told the case was being escalated, and it seemed like progress was being made.

“Yet after weeks of back and forth with Home Office staff and multiple visits to the Portcullis House hub, we were told the documents were not legally binding and that the case should not be progressed any further until the policy decision was made by the Home Secretary.”

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However, she acknowledged that rolling out the Homes for Ukraine scheme was  “like driving at full speed while still trying to build the car.” 

Although the government’s policy was to not “accept children on their own”, Minister for Refugees Lord Harrington said, the government could announce a shift in policy soon.

As of June 28, the total number of refugees fleeing Ukraine was more than 8 million people, Save the Children estimated.