More than 200 visas for Ukrainian refugees have been issued under the Homes for Ukraine scheme in Bristol.
The new data has been published by the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities. The scheme allows Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK if they have a named sponsor.
More than 500 Ukrainian refugees are expected to come to the Bristol region, the local authorities said last week. Visas have been issued to local authorities based on the postcode of the sponsor’s address, or of the accommodation address if the applicant is not staying with the sponsor.
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The data does not contain the number of visas issued through the Ukraine Family Scheme, which allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK. Bristol is ranked 18 on the list after 232 visas have been issued, while North Somerset has had 150 issued and South Gloucestershire 136.
The list has been ordered by the number of visas issued per local authority area, starting with the highest number.
The 20 areas across the country where more visas have been issued
Buckinghamshire 507
Wiltshire 402
Cornwall 337
Wandsworth 311
Barnet 307
Edinburgh 287
Camden 282
Richmond-upon-Thames 282
Bromley 272
Wealden 262
South Cambridgeshire 251
Westminster 249
West Northamptonshire 245
Dorset 235
Leeds 235
South Oxfordshire 233
Birmingham 232
Bristol 232
Greenwich 231
Haringey 229
