Visa help- Ukraine

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Please excuse the name change- I foresee this getting personal. I think MNHQ can verify me if need, but I hope not needed.

Does anyone have experience of opening visas for family no longer in their home country?

My adult step child is in Poland, having left in a hurry from Ukraine. Obviously I’m seeking advice from many quarters and will try to phone later directly.

I also have my own parents still in Ukraine who may leave.

I have the means and space to support them, and ideally obviously I’d like to bring them here. I’ve had a UK passport for over 10 years, my husband less but has one too now.

Urgent routes are best as they have no means or place to go now they’ve left home, they just went to the border. I’ve only ever opened visitor visas/ sent invites through Kyiv. Is it possible in a third country? They hold no other passports.

I’m really upset that as parents we can’t just have them here. Really upset.

That's terrible OP, I hope you make some progress this week with things. I'm sure you are doing everything you can.

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We’ve decided Ireland is the only option. It’s getting hard to get money there, the family hosting are struggling in Poland and they can’t stay. It looks like they can leave the passports and go without.

If you want any information about Ireland, pm me and I will do my best to find out for you. It seems pretty organised here. There is a reception centre at Dublin airport and there are a lot of people signed up to provide accommodation. The government have also block booked hotel rooms etc.

Thank you. We have been bombarded with information from kind Irish friends from Church.
It sounds wonderful what is being done and there is really clear information online.
But thank you

That's great you are getting help with it. Best of luck to you and your family.

good you are getting help OP, it's a very stressful situation