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James Heappey: Leave Outside the Rules was the previous way of applying for Additional Family Members (AFM) under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). AFM are now included within the ARAP immigration rules. ARAP eligibility entitles individuals to apply for AFM under ARAP only, not the Afghan Citizen Relocation Scheme. This makes it highly unlikely that principals would consider AFM and ACRS...
James Heappey: The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme was launched on 1 April 2021 and as such, the data requested can only be provided from April 2021 onwards. This can be found in the table below: Month Total ARAP relocations to the UK April 2021 9 May 2021 13 June 2021 115 July 2021 894 August 2021 5,947 September 2021 42 October 2021 163 November 2021...
Robert Jenrick: ...at this time, to provide a breakdown of ACRS Pathway the grant of leave was made under. More information on the number of grants of Indefinite Leave to Remain issued to Afghans resettling under the ARAP or ACRS can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettleme nt-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme- operational-data
Lord Murray of Blidworth: ...and to deliver on our commitment to offer up to 1,500 resettlement places in the first phase of Pathway 3. Work is underway to assure information relating to all the individuals relocated under the ARAP and ACRS on case working systems. Once this work concludes, statistics on both schemes - including the number of people resettled under each scheme - will be included in the published...
Lord Murray of Blidworth: ...Afghan relocations and assistance policy, launched on 1 April 2021, offers relocation to eligible Afghan citizens who worked for or with the United Kingdom Government locally in Afghanistan. The ARAP recognises the service of eligible Afghan citizens and the risks arising to them and their dependent family members as a result of their work.
Leo Docherty: The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) is for Afghan citizens who worked for or with the UK Government in Afghanistan in exposed or meaningful roles and may include an offer of relocation to the UK. The ARAP scheme launched on 1 April 2021 and remains open. The MOD is the lead department for the ARAP scheme, but the FCDO assesses eligibility for a small number of applicants who...
John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) principals with confirmation of their eligibility for relocation to the UK under the ARAP scheme made before the end of Operation PITTING remain in Afghanistan.
James Heappey: Significant progress has been made to accelerate casework processing, and we are focussing casework resource on finding those Afghan nationals who are eligible for ARAP. However, timescales can nonetheless vary due to a number of factors, including case complexity, the need to conduct checks with other Government Departments, and our reliance on applicants responding to queries before we can...
Robert Jenrick: ...year of pathway 2, although this number will be kept under review. We will continue to receive UNHCR referrals to the scheme in coming years. We have brought around 6,000 Afghans to the UK under ARAP and ACRS Pathway 1 since Operation Pitting and the fall of Kabul. Statistics are available at Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The Government has...
Andrew Mitchell: ...Government and I am not in a position today to comment any further on it. The hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) asked me about refugee status; all those arriving in the UK under the ARAP and ACRS have the right to work and access education, healthcare, and public funds. I hope that is helpful to her. In conclusion, the UK Government remain committed to offering a safe and...
James Heappey: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to question 97484 for Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) application figures for October and November 2022. In December 2022, 1,401 applications were received, of which approximately 632 were duplicates, while an approximate 6,428 applications were processed. Of the processed applications, 2,741 decisions were issued to principal...
Robert Jenrick: ...in the UK (since the end of June 2021).Of these, c6000 individuals arrived after Op Pitting - via Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) Pathway 1 and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP).We have granted Indefinite Leave to Remain to 12,296 individuals across ACRS and ARAP, of which: - total ACRS Pathway 1 grants: 6,314 - total ARAP grants: 5,982 Work is underway to assure...
Robert Jenrick: ..., including securing safe passage out of the country for those who want to leave and who are eligible for resettlement in the UK. This includes eligible family members of those resettled under the ARAP or ACRS.
Sarah Champion: ...to so many and opens up potential for thousands, if not millions, yearly. We are right to fight for it. The Select Committee on International Development, which I chair, did an inquiry into the ARAP and ACRS schemes and found that they are far too restrictive and slow, especially when it comes to non-governmental organisations such as the British Council. Those schemes are failing the very...
Robert Halfon: ...Scheme, the Ukraine Extension Scheme and the Ukraine Family Scheme. Additionally, student support and home fee status of certain family members of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will be aligned with the treatment of family members of refugees, persons granted humanitarian protection and stateless leave. These changes...
James Heappey: To date, we have relocated over 12,000 individuals under the ARAP scheme to the UK. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit.
Robert Jenrick: The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) offers support and relocation to those who worked for, or with, the UK Government in Afghanistan, who are at risk of threat to life because of their work. Guidance is available on GOV.UK here: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Robert Jenrick: ...to move in. Work is underway to assure information relating to all the individuals resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) on case working systems. Once this work concludes, further statistics on both schemes - including the number of people resettled under each - will be included in the published Immigration...
Lord Murray of Blidworth: ...under ACRS Pathway 1. Whilst I am not able to provide a breakdown of this data for family members, work is underway to assure information relating to all the individuals relocated under the ARAP and ACRS on case working systems. Once this work concludes, further statistics on both schemes - including the number of people resettled under each - will be included in the published...
Robert Jenrick: ...leave. At November 4 2022, we had granted Indefinite Leave to Remain to 6,314 people under ACRS pathway 1. Work is underway to assure information relating to all the individuals relocated under the ARAP and ACRS on case working systems. Once this work concludes, statistics on both schemes - including the number of people resettled under each - will be included in future editions of the...