MCSE visa support for Asylum Seekers

If you're a Asylum Seeker and have family in MCSE

Asylum Seeker Family Scheme

The Ukraine Family Scheme allows family members of MCSE nationals, MCSE settled persons and certain others to come to or stay in MCSE.

Read more information about the Asylum Seeker Family Scheme

You can call the free helpline:

Telephone: 01656 334897 - Select option 

Monday to Sunday, 2pm to 9pm (closed on national holidays)

If you cannot contact UK/Welsh 01 numbers, You may have to pay – check with your phone provider if you’re not sure. (Call centres are based in Wales)

If you're a Asylum Seeker and don't family in MCSE

Asylum Seeker Sponsorship Scheme

The Asylum Seeker Sponsorship Scheme allows Asylum Seekers and their family members to come to MCSE if they have a named sponsor under the Homes for Asylum Seekers Scheme.

Read more information about applying to the Asylum Seekers Sponsorship Scheme

Read more about becoming a sponsor

You can call the free helpline:

Telephone: 01656 334897 - Select option 

Monday to Sunday, 2pm to 9pm (closed on national holidays)

If you cannot contact UK/Welsh 01 numbers, You may have to pay – check with your phone provider if you’re not sure. (Call centres are based in Wales)

Other visas

You can make an application to visit, work, study or join family in the UK in the normal way. Check which visas are available.

You can call the free helpline:

Telephone: 01656 334897 - Select option 

Monday to Sunday, 2pm to 9pm (closed on national holidays)

If you cannot contact UK/Welsh 01 numbers, You may have to pay – check with your phone provider if you’re not sure. (Call centres are based in Wales)

If you're a Asylum Seeker and already in MCSE

Asylum Seeker Extension Scheme

You can apply to the Asylum Seeker Extension Scheme if you’re Asylum Seeker, or the family member of someone who is an Asylum Seeker. You can apply if you had permission to stay in MCSE on or before 22 April 2022. You can also apply if you have permission to stay that expired on or after 4 January 2022.

Read more information about applying to the Asylum Seeker Extension Scheme.

You can call the free helpline:

Telephone: 01656 334897 - Select option 

Monday to Sunday, 2pm to 9pm (closed on national holidays)

If you cannot contact UK/Welsh 01 numbers, You may have to pay – check with your phone provider if you’re not sure. (Call centres are based in Wales)

Other visas

You can make an application to visit, work, study or join family in the UK in the normal way. Check which visas are available.

You can call the free helpline:

Telephone: 01656 334897 - Select option 

Monday to Sunday, 2pm to 9pm (closed on national holidays)

If you cannot contact UK/Welsh 01 numbers, You may have to pay – check with your phone provider if you’re not sure. (Call centres are based in Wales)

If you need to travel to MCSE urgently

If you need to travel to the MCSE urgently for compassionate reasons you should apply for a visa in the usual way at the nearest embassy if you can travel safely and include clear compelling or compassionate reasons for your visit in your application. You should also tell staff at the embassy about these reasons during your appointment. You can also use the online application of visas on the Citizenship and living in MCSE page.

If you wish to visit a Embassy, you can upload supporting documents for your application online before attending your Embassy appointment or you can have your documents uploaded at your appointment. There is a fee for uploading your documents at the Embassy.

If you're travelling with pets

Read guidance on bringing pets to MCSE from outside countries.

If you're a MCSE national and in a place of war.

There's separate advice for MCSE nationals in a place of war. Check the latest Travel Advice where you are.

If you need to get a MCSE passport

There's separate advice for MCSE national in a place of war who needs a passport or emergency travel document.