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New UK visa centre in Lille will not offer walk-in appointments for Ukrainian refugees

Around 1,000 people have been approved for a visa so far, PM says

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Desperate Ukrainian families finally get glimmer of hope as they leave Calais

Mums and dads who overnight became refugees fleeing the war picked up their kids and climbed aboard a bus to take them to Lille to try and get visas to reach Britain

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022

Ukrainian refugees leave Calais hostel for visa application centre

They were put on a waiting bus, accompanied by a heavy police presence.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

No plans to set up UK visa processing centre for Ukrainian refugees in Calais

Government officials intend to redirect those seeking sanctuary to a small “pop-up” visa application centre in Lille

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Ukrainian refugees will be able to apply for UK visas in Lille – Truss

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told MPs about the ‘pop-up’ site in the city in northern France after the Government’s resettlement policy was criticised.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Tory fury as UK blames Salisbury attack threat for issuing just 500 Ukraine visas

Furious Tories lined up to blast the Home Office after just 500 Ukraine Family Scheme visas were issued, with a centre due in Lille in 24 hours - but not Calais. Yet ministers defended the slow progress, saying imposters are already "pretending to be Ukrainian"

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine refugees trapped in Calais told to make 70-mile journey to Lille to apply for UK visas

No 10 faces down pressure for application centre in port town – where 300 refugees have gathered

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Visa centre for Ukraine refugees in Calais will be in Lille - 70 MILES away

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss let slip the location in the House of Commons after hundreds of families arrived in the French port - only to discover they had to attend visa centres in Paris or Brussels in person

Daily Mirror · Mar 8, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells UK MPs Ukraine will fight ‘in the forests, in the fields, in the streets’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president summons spirit of Winston Churchill and tells MPs his country ‘will fight to the end in the sea, in the air, whatever the costs’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2022

Premier League relaxes three Covid rules as normal dressing rooms return

Top-flight clubs have been given the green light to relax Covid regulations at stadiums - great timing for an important show of support for Ukraine this weekend

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022