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Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme

The Ukraine Permission Extension scheme enables you to apply to extend your stay in the UK for a further 18 months after your Homes for Ukraine, or other valid Ukrainian visa expires.

The Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE) opened for applications on the 4 February 2025.

You may apply for the UPE scheme 28 days before your Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Family Scheme, or Ukraine Extension Scheme visa ends. You must have a UKVI account and access to your eVisa. Please note, you must also be in the UK when you make your application. Your application will not be valid and may be rejected if you apply from outside the UK.

It is free to apply for the UPE scheme, and if your application is successful, you will be able to continue to live, work and study in the UK and access public funds.

Read further guidance on Applying to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme

You must have been already granted permission under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, Ukraine Family Scheme, or Ukraine Extension Scheme to apply for the UPE scheme.

Ukraine Permission Extension scheme host payments

For your host payments to continue as your HFU visas end and guests apply for UPE, detailed below are the steps you need to follow to ensure that both your guests are aware of their responsibilities, and you as a host know what you need to do to make an application for host payments.

Hosts are not eligible for monthly UPE host payments if one of the following occurs:

  • Host UPE Payment request form not completed
  • No evidence received from guest of UPE application
  • If all guests and host are close family. You can view the GOV.UK webpage to find out what constitutes as a close family relationship.
  • If the guest is paying rent to the host (reasonable contributions to bills are acceptable).
  • The guest is working for the host/ providing services in lieu of rent.
  • The accommodation would not meet the minimum statutory expectation for housing as set in the Housing Act 2004.
  • All guests HFU visa’s have expired and no other UPE applications in progress.
  • UPE visa not granted after 6 months of HFU visa end date and no other UPE applications being processed, and all HFU visa end dates expired.
  • Guests were not an HFU visa holder (for example, were on one of the other Ukraine schemes and have applied for UPE).

Read the full details of HFU sponsor payments

Before your guests apply to UPE you must ensure:

  • Your guest must have signed up for a UKVI account, and transitioned to an eVisa.
  • Ensure you and your guest/s are aware of the Homes for Ukraine visa end date/s. It is crucial they know this date so they know when they can apply for UPE. They can obtain this through the view & prove your immigration service
  • Make sure your guest has provided us with their HFU visa end date via the view & prove your immigration service to provide their end date to HFULiaison@scambs.gov.uk

Please complete our UPE Host Payment request form to submit a new claim for your host payments to continue.

Before completing this form, please ensure you have:

  • the full name and date of birth of all your guests
  • the date they applied for UPE
  • a new share code that has been requested after the UPE application has been submitted.
  • once the form has been submitted, your new payment claim will be assessed.

Further Details

For further details regarding the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme, including but not limited to:

  • What you need to apply
  • Applying for a child under 18
  • After you have applied

Please visit the Governments Ukraine Permission Extension scheme webpage. 

You should not travel outside of the UK or any other part of the Common Travel Area (the Common Travel Area includes the UK, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man) whilst waiting for a decision on your application. If you do travel, then your application will be withdrawn and will not be considered.