United Kingdom: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine Rights upon recognition written decision; no right to work while claim is pending (unless it has been pending for over 12 months through no fault of the applicant and permission is granted); right to accommodation and support to meet essential living needs Right to stay in the UK for five years; right to work; study (subject to approval); social security; family reunion; after initial five years, applicants may apply for renewal of protection and/or naturalisation Right to stay in the UK for up to three years; right to work; study (subject to approval); social security Right to stay in the UK for up to three years; right to work; study (subject to approval); social security For more information, see: • • • • UK Government, Claim Asylum, Ukraine Family Scheme, Homes for Ukraine scheme Fragomen, Exiting Ukraine and immigration considerations for the UK European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Information sheet Right to Protection, Who are stateless persons who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion on 24 of February, 2022 3. STATELESSNESS DETERMINATION AND PROTECTION STATUS For stateless people, it is important to determine both a claim for international protection and their statelessness. Each application should be assessed and both types of status should be explicitly recognised so that even if refugee status, humanitarian protection, or another form of temporary protection ceases, the person remains entitled to protection as a stateless person. Statelessness determination should be conducted either in parallel with or following the refugee status determination, with due regard to the primacy of the asylum claim and the principle of confidentiality for refugees in statelessness determination procedures. For more information, see: ENS briefing on statelessness determination & protection in Europe. The UK has a dedicated Statelessness Determination Procedure leading to a right to reside in the UK. The procedure is summarised in the table below. The question of statelessness may also arise within or as part of a claim for refugee status or humanitarian protection. For more information, see: ENS Statelessness Index United Kingdom. Stateless people and people at risk of statelessness are strongly recommended to seek specialist legal advice (e.g. from Jesuit Refugee Service UK, Asylum Aid, or Liverpool University Law Clinic). What is it? Statelessness Status Protection under the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (although the scope of protection is narrower than the 1954 Convention). A person who claims that they are stateless may apply for a right to reside (‘leave to remain’) under Part 14 of the UK Immigration Rules, subject to certain conditions and exclusion criteria (including not being recognised as a national of any country, and being unable to live permanently in any other country). Applicants will be required to show they have sought and failed to obtain or establish nationality in another country.