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The reason for the controvery is we (the UK) have a large number of UKR migrants that are trying to bring their family and friends to safety to be with them.

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• denysonique 5y ago
  There is a visa scheme for these cases, please see my other comment.
  • Jenk 5y ago
    "Opening the borders" means visa-less (or at the least, automatically granted visas) Having to apply for a visa is the literal contradiciton to this.
    • OJFord 5y ago
      But is it a problem, or just a bit of annoying paperwork? It's a new visa type created for the situation, not some 'stand in line with everyone else' sort of thing. The church/community group sponsoring to place with a volunteer family option seems novel too. Otherwise as a refugee fleeing a war in Ukraine, I'm not really sure why the UK is a great option - there seem better, easier European choices, and as per up-thread we might do better to support that (even more).
      • Jenk 5y ago
        https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30588891 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30588891
        • OJFord 5y ago
          Did you mean to link something else? That's this thread.
  • KuiN 5y ago
    So far there have been only 50 visas granted. There are UK citizens that personally drove to Ukraine to get family members out that are stuck in Calais unable to return. It's not good enough.