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Homes for Ukraine – eVisa (digital visa)
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The Home Office had initially begun sending emails to some visa holders with BRPs, inviting them to create a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account to access their eVisa, a digital proof of their immigration status. However, from 6 August 2024 the rollout was opened to everybody who has a BRP regardless of whether they have had the invitation or not.
The Government is now urging all visa holders who live in the UK and use a physical immigration document, such as a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), to prove their rights are urged to take action now at Get access to your eVisa: Overview – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). For more information visit gov.uk/eVisa.
It is important that everybody affected applies or they will not be able to prove their immigration status after 31 December 2024 without the eVisa. We have also been asked to tell our Ukrainian guests that they should hold on to their BRP cards as they may require these if they wish to apply to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme (see below).
Support will be available from this month to a UK-wide network of voluntary and community sector organisations to provide valuable and independent support for vulnerable customers, as part of the transition from physical immigration documents to eVisas. Details of these organisations and how to contact them will be published on gov.uk.
Here are links with further information:
· More information on what people need to do and by when, including for those who currently hold a physical immigration document, and a full list of grant funded organisations offering support, is available at www.gov.uk/eVisa. A full list of organisations, which will be updated over time, can be found at eVisa: community support for vulnerable people – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
For the past two years, Ukraine’s brave Armed Forces have defended the territorial integrity of their country.
We have witnessed 730 days of destruction of Ukraine, its cities and villages, its infrastructure, killings of civilians, prisoners and wounded, incredible losses and suffering, violence and displacement of millions of people left homeless, separation from family and friends, an educational crisis for children and students, a crisis in mental health, the occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions… All of this horror has been caused by the Russian Federation when it unleashed its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
At the outset, Ukrainians experienced both fear and shock. Some immediately volunteered for the front line or to assist in other ways, while others experienced the terror of fleeing to the border to escape the terror of war. But Russia failed. Ukraine did not fall, did not surrender, did not lose its statehood or its independence. On the contrary, Ukrainians all over the world remain united and will continue to stand against illegal aggression, as they have done since 2014.
We salute the courage of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the Ukrainian nation. We are also extremely grateful to the United Kingdom, European countries, the United States and all those countries that have provided Ukraine with support and assistance throughout these past two difficult years.
The destruction and damage caused by the Russian Federation, which amounts to hundreds of billions of pounds, is being recorded by analysts at the ‘Russia Will Pay’ project. This is documenting, verifying, and estimating all material damage caused to Ukraine’s physical infrastructure for Ukraine’s post-war recovery, calculating the scale of future reparations. All steps must be taken to use frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine.
The Russian Federation has committed thousands of war crimes against Ukrainians and we fully support all the efforts being made to establish an International Tribunal to hold Russia to account and bring justice to all who have suffered.
Over the past two years, millions of displaced Ukrainians, have had to reconstruct their lives in other countries. We are confident that they will return to a free Ukraine, where they will make an incredible contribution towards the reconstruction of their homeland into a fully free, democratic, modern, safe and vibrant country.
In the battle for a better tomorrow, Ukraine will prevail! Slava Ukraїni!
AUGB Board of Directors London, 24 February 2024
You can help support Ukraine by making a donation to the Help Ukrainian Emergency Appeal:
• directly into our dedicated Barclays Bank Account: Association of Ukrainians in
Great Britain Limited, 63511952, 20-65-89, reference HelpUkraine
Заява Ради Директорів Союзу Українців у Великій Британії (СУБ) у другу річницю війни в Україні
Протягом останніх двох років мужні воїни Збройних Сил України захищають територіальну цілісність своєї держави.
Це 730 днів руйнувань України, її міст і сіл, її інфраструктури, вбивств цивільного населення, полонених і поранених, неймовірних втрат і горя українців, насильства та переселень мільйонів людей, що залишилися без житла, розлуки з близькими та друзями, кризи навчання дітей і студентів, психічного здоров’я населення, окупації окремих районів Донецької та Луганської областей… Все це принесла РФ своїм вторгненням в Україну, 24 лютого 2022 р., розв’язавши жахливу війну.
Українці пережили і страх і шок. Одні стали добровольцями на лінії фронту, чи надавали допомогу іншим способом, а інші стояли на кордоні виїзду. Але Україна не зламалася, не здалася, не втратила свою країну, свою державність і незалежність. Українці в усьому світі залишаються об’єднаними і продовжуватимуть протистояти агресії Росії, як вони це роблять з 2014 року.
Ми віддаємо належне хоробрості Збройних Сил України і українського народу. Водночас ми надзвичайно вдячні Великій Британії, країнам Європи, США та всім тим країнам, які надали Україні підтримку та допомогу протягом цих двох важких років.
Здійснені РФ руйнування та збитки на сотні мільярдів фунтів стерлінгів фіксуються експертами проекту «Росія заплатить», що є надзвичайно важливим для післявоєнного відновлення України та підрахунку масштабів майбутніх репарацій. Необхідно докласти всіх зусиль щоб заморожені російські активи були використані для відбудови України.
Російська Федерація скоїла тисячі військових злочинів проти українців. Ми всебічно підтримуємо всі зусилля, спрямовані на створення Міжнародного Трибуналу для притягнення Росії до відповідальності та відновлення справедливості для всіх, що постраждали від її агресії.
За останні два роки мільйони українських переселенців були змушені відновлювати своє життя в інших країнах. Ми впевнені, що вони повернуться назад у вільну Україну, де зроблять надзвичайний внесок у відбудову своєї Батьківщини як демократичної, сучасної, безпечної й процвітаючої країни з високим рівнем благоустрою.
У битві за справедливе завтра Україна переможе!
Слава Україні!
Рада Директорів СУБ Лондон, 24 лютого 2024 р.
Підтримайте Україну своєю пожертвою на «Екстрений Фонд Допомоги Україні»:
• через банковий переказ на рахунок: Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain Limited, номер рахунку 63511952, банківський код 20-65-89, зазначити HelpUkraine
Our 2023 review now skips along to June for our summer concert at Bradford Ukrainian Club @bradfordukrainianclub where we welcomed talented guest musicians Svetlana Riadchenko (soprano), Sophie Mullender (percussion) and Anthony Gray (piano) as well as our heat resistant MD Thomas Leech who kept the choir’s energy levels high despite the high temperatures that day. What a great evening of music-making!
The Kremlin says Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko will serve her 22-year prison sentence handed down by a Russian court, despite Kyiv’s pushing for a prisoner exchange. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “With Savchenko, the situation is as simple and understandable as possible. Savchenko is a convict… She will serve her sentence.” In excerpts from a televised interview published on March 26, Peskov denied any decision had been taken on Savchenko’s release or exchange. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said Kyiv was ready to swap her for Russian prisoners. . Peskov said “so far, there are no such decisions” by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Peskov acknowledged that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier raised Savchenko’s case on recent visits to Moscow. However, he downplayed their comments, saying “Kerry did not come to pressure Putin over Savchenko.” Savchenko was sentenced on March 22 after being convicted of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine in 2014. She denies the charges. #FreeSavchenko
A momentous day for Ukraine as theEU approves visa free travel within the Schengen Zone. Although a few hurdles are yet to be tackled the move has been eagerly awaited in Ukraine www.europarl.europa.eu
Start 7 September – Paralympics in Rio
Ukraine places big hopes for high results in the debut sports at the Paralympic Games 2016. This was announced by Natalia Garach, the spokesperson of the National Paralympic Committee, to 112 Ukraine TV-channel.
“Our forecasts are optimistic, our team is big, representing 15 kinds of sport. This is for the first time we are performing with such a numerous team. Parakanoe, paratriathlon and wheelchair handball – are the debut kinds of sports in Paralympics in Rio. That’s why we are having high expectations. We believe them to represent Ukraine decently,” – says Garach. Paralympic Games will begin on 7 September. Ukrainian national team will go to Rio de Janeiro on August 30. Ukraine is to be represented by biggest team for the country – 172 sportsmen in 15 disciplines. Keep updated…
24 August 2016 – З Днем Незалежності – Слава Україні
Today Ukraine celebrates 25 years of independence, something many of our members worked so hard to see, but some sadly never lived to experience.
We thanks those who gave their lives for Ukraine and continue to do so, while celebrating the achievements of our young nation.
З Днем Незалежності – Слава Україні!!!
Ukrainian Independence was passed in parliament late on the evening of August 24th, 1991. Following the ratification in parliament, a referendum on 1st December 1991, saw more than 90% of voters come out in favour of Ukrainian Independence
The President of the republic of Dalia Gribauskaytye welcomes the Ukraine and her people happy independence day!
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s Declaration of Independence. To honor this day, the Google homepage is dressed up in a field of sunflowers, one of Ukraine’s most beloved flowers.
In Kiev today, there will be a military parade and various celebrations. Ukrainians will typically don folk costumes and watch fireworks. All beneath the bright blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!
Today Ukraine celebrates its national flag, the blue and yellow first hoisted over Lviv in 1848, before being officially adopted by independent Ukraine as it’s flag in January 1992
Ukrainian Olympic Team is leaving for Brazil today, July 23, to participate in the 31st Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro. Sports fans from all over the country will gather this evening in Kyiv to take part in the official farewell ceremony, according to the Cabinet of Ministers.
At approximately 6 AM of 29 June 2016, a world-known opera singer from France perished on the front line of the war in Donbas. Ukrainian-born Wassyl Slipak returned to defend his native country as a volunteer soldier of the Right Sector battalion after 19 years of a successful opera career in France. He died from a sniper bullet near Debaltseve in Donbas, defending Ukrainian positions from attacks of Russia’s hybrid army… READ MORE
In 1994, the 20-year-old student of the Lviv Conservatory received the Grand Prix at the international competition in France, and signed a contract with “Opera Bastille”in 1996. The French audience nicknamed him “Mephistopheles” for the way he sang the part of four devils from the opera “Tales of Hoffmann” by Offenbach.
Watch this video of Wassyl at the frontline by Hromadske. At the end, he sings a song for his combat brothers while cleaning his machine gun.
Chernobyl 30 years on: former residents remember life in the ghost city of Pripyat
As the 30th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster approaches the Guardian speaks to some survivors. Read the full story here: www.theguardian.com
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