Commons Sense

House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Afghan Resettlement

30 July 2024 · Home Office

Proposed by Seema Malhotra Lab Co-op Feltham and Heston

Asylum & Refugees

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At a glance

Key points

  • The Government is opening the Separated Families pathway for submissions from August 30, 2024, through October 30, 2024.
  • The pathway allows individuals evacuated during Operation Pitting to submit expressions of interest for their family members who were left behind.
  • The statement addresses the implementation of a commitment to reunite separated families under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 Stage 2.

Issue summary

The statement addresses the implementation of a commitment to reunite separated families under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 Stage 2.

Action requested

The Government is opening the Separated Families pathway for submissions from August 30, 2024, through October 30, 2024, allowing individuals evacuated during Operation Pitting to submit expressions of interest for their family members who were left behind.

Key facts

  • The UK Government pledged to reunite families separated during the military evacuation from Kabul in August 2021.
  • Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway 1 Stage 2: Separated Families opens on Tuesday, 30 July.
  • The submission window will remain open for 3 months until 30 October 2024.
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