Ukrainian refugees (Jane Barlow/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)Vulnerable women and children are being put in danger by the visa application process for Ukrainian refugees because it is “too complicated and difficult and too lengthy”, a British volunteer in Poland has warned.
Ruth McMenamin has been welcoming refugees arriving at Warsaw central station, where volunteers are providing meals, toiletries, Polish sim cards and healthcare support. During a call with the UK Visas and Immigration helpline at the weekend, she said she was told that it will take around a week for those who have applied under the sponsorship scheme to get paperwork to enable them to travel. The new scheme — for Ukrainians without UK family members — opened for applications on Friday.
