F1F2Refugees and certain persons with leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom2C

1

Regulation 2(1)(a)(iii) shall not apply where the person has—

a

been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules; F3...

b

leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a person granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules

F6c

leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules by virtue of—

i

the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy; or

ii

the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme);

d

been granted discretionary leave outside the immigration rules as a dependant of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (c); F7...

e

leave granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeF8F10orF10; or

f

leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules F11, a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 F12or does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act, where the person—

i

was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022; and

ii

left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022.

F51A

Regulation 2(1)(a)(i) shall not apply where F9any sub-paragraph in paragraph (1) applies to the person.

2

F4For the purposes of this regulation “immigration rules” means the rules laid before Parliament under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971.

F4For the purposes of this regulation—

a

“immigration rules” means the rules laid before Parliament under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971,

b

“the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021.