Inappropriate and inhumane reception of Ukrainian refugees

Inappropriate and inhumane reception of Ukrainian refugees

The British government has been criticized for welcoming Ukrainian refugees. Their recently announced Ukraine Family Plan visa has been described as complicated and lengthy by those associated with the organization.

What is the system about?

Under this system, people with British families on the UK border can apply. If granted a visa, they can live, work and study in the UK, as well as gain access to public finance.

It is difficult to cross the border

Some refugees who went to the French port city of Calais in hopes of moving to the UK are now being asked to travel to congregations in Paris or Brussels – 200 and 300 km away, respectively. Administrative practice.

Avoid congestion

Asked why there was no refugee processing center in Galilee, British Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government was setting up a center far from the port to avoid being called the “Choke Point”.

300 visas have been issued

The British Home Office said on Monday it had issued 300 visas in Ukraine as part of its family plan, of which 8,900 applications and 17,700 applications had been launched.

Inappropriate and inhumane

French Interior Minister Gerald Dormann wrote to CNN in a letter to his British envoy, Patel, on Saturday.

“Given the plight of these people, this response seems utterly inappropriate and inhumane,” he wrote.

Big difference compared to EU

In comparison, the EU’s Provisional Security Order, issued on March 2, allows people from Ukraine to enter the camp without a visa and to choose individually which country to go to. Eligible candidates will receive the same refugee status as refugees in any EU country for a one-year review period.

It looks like this in other countries

For example, Germany said on Tuesday that more than 64,000 refugees had arrived from Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24. A Home Ministry spokesman said the number could be significantly higher as there are no border restrictions. At the same time, about 5,000 Ukrainians have so far arrived in France, and more are arriving every day, said Citizenship Minister Marilyn Schiap.

This is how America works

Even the far-flung United States has so far received nearly 700 refugees from Ukraine.

Of the nearly 6,500 refugees admitted to the United States since October, 692 were from Ukraine on February 28, according to the latest State Department report.

Photo: A Marinkovic

Text: Editors