PART II GENERAL
F1F6Refugees and certain persons with leave to enter and 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.
F4c
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), F9...
F7f
leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules F11, a rightF14a 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,F13, or 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 F8any sub-paragraph in paragraph (1) applies to the person.
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For the purposes of this regulation “immigration rules” means the rules laid before Parliament under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971.
F22
For 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.