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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katharine Hay

Nicola Sturgeon calls on Home Office to lift Ukraine visa rules ‘immediately’

PA Wire

Scotland’s First Minister has called on the UK Government to scrap visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens fleeing conflict with immediate effect.

In a tweet on Sunday, Nicola Sturgeon said the Home Office must give entry now on humanitarian grounds “to any Ukrainian seeking refuge in the UK”, and to “sort paperwork later.”

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