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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emily Dugan

‘It doesn’t make sense’: Ukrainian teenager left in limbo by Home Office

Vlad Ksheminskyi, 16, with his legal guardian and mother’s friend, Olesia Reviuk
Vlad Ksheminskyi, 16, with his legal guardian and mother’s friend, Olesia Reviuk. Photograph: Handout

It has been two months since 16-year-old Vlad Ksheminskyi sent off the forms he hoped would trigger the start of a new life in Britain.

Vlad is one of hundreds of teenagers who applied to the Homes for Ukraine scheme having fled war without his parents. While the Home Office struggles to decide how to deal with cases like his, they have been left in limbo for weeks – and even months – with no decision.

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