F1F2Refugees and certain persons with leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom2C
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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
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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...
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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.
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Regulation 2(1)(a)(i) shall not apply where F9any sub-paragraph in paragraph (1) applies to the person.
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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.