According to French information, Britain is considering setting up a temporary consulate in Calais in view of the refugees from Ukraine in order to issue visas to Ukrainians directly on site. “It becomes imperative that, exceptionally and for the time of the crisis, your consular post is able to issue family reunification visas directly in Calais,” Darmanin wrote, according to the newspaper. It would be incomprehensible if consular reinforcements were deployed across Europe and even Ukraine, but not from Britain.
British Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, meanwhile, defended Britain’s visa rules, the PA news agency reported on Sunday. You have to make sure that only those people who really need help come into the country, namely “real” refugees. British security checks on entry served to ensure this. The refugees come from a war zone in which foreign fighters are also active. Alone on the way of family reunification Britain expects around 200,000 refugees from UkraineRabab said.