Afghan resettlement schemes for those who supported UK suddenly closed by government
The Taliban taking over the re -settlement plans for the Afghans to come to England after suddenly closed by the government.
Changes in an explanatory memorandum to the new rules of immigration SNOCced Published by home office.
The re -settlement program for the Afghans who fought and served with the Afghan troops of the Ministry of Defense is closed to new applicants on Tuesday at 15:00 on Tuesday, called the Afghan transport and charity policy (Arab).
In accordance with the new rules, an Afghan applicant must be considered appropriate on 1 April 2021 or after 15:00 on 1 July 2025.
The Ministry of Interior’s Plan for the vulnerable refugees and Afghans who helped British efforts in Afghanistan (ACR) It was also closed.
More orientation is no longer accepted to re -displace the UK through the settlement path. Charities hit the government for “closing a life line” for the Afghans living in fear from the Taliban.
Safa Passage International Campaigns President Gune Kalkan said that the movement would leave the movement in dangerous situations that do not hope to save people, including children and families we support ”.
“We were shocked that the government quietly announced that the settlements were closed for the Afghans today – a life line for those who continue to persecute and forced to hide from the Taliban.
“Instead of closing safe routes, this government should be opened more and continue to help Afghans to protect and reach their loved ones”.
Dr. Sara De Jong, the founding partner of Professor and Sulha Alliance at York University, said: “For the Afghans, the sudden closure of all the UK secure re -settlements, the peace alliance and the Afghan interpreters and the Afghan interpreters and other local employed civilians.
Yerine Instead of notifying the date of closing, government chose to secretly close the plans. Even 30 minutes before the deadline, he did not give any warnings or information about the closure waiting for the web pages of both plans.
“What will happen to the applicants who want to make a request for a review of a negative decision waiting for months, even though many years are not for months?”
The authority added that the simultaneous closure of ACRs is equally shocking as their promises are never fulfilled. “In 2021, ‘up to the ’20 .000’ Afghan claimed that Afghans could come, but now the British government, despite a very terrible situation for the Afghans who helped British efforts in Afghanistan, met only 65 percent of this target.”
According to government data until the end of May 2025, 21,316 people were brought to England within the scope of the Arab program.
The Minister of Armed Forces Luke Pollard said on Tuesday, “All applications received so far will continue to be processed,” he said.
The functioning of the program received criticism for mistakes made by the case workers who saw that hundreds of people who should be suitable for the displacement of England and that they were left to the mercy of the Taliban.
In May, the Supreme Court heard that the process of determining whether the former Afghan special forces, which served with the British troops in May, could be likened to such a terrible “criminal scene”.
Changes in the Arab program published on Tuesday affect future basic applications. People who are in accordance with the Arab plan will still be able to make applications to bring family members to security.
