Ukraine citizens get visas to be welcomed to the Isle of Wight

The data is from April 6, the latest available figures published by the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Ukrainian nationals and their family members can come to the UK if they have a named sponsor.

Visas have been issued to local authorities based on the postcode of the sponsor’s address, or of the accommodation address if the applicant is not staying with the sponsor.

Not all records of visas have a postcode that has been mapped to a local authority area, but the number of records excluded is less than one per cent.

The data is provisional and is likely to include some duplicate records, so may not be an exact record of the number of individuals who have been issued visas.

The data does not contain the number of visas issued through the Ukraine Family Scheme, which allows applicants to join family members or extend their stay in the UK.

The local authorities welcoming the largest number of Ukrainians are Buckinghamshire (151), Barnet (132) and Edinburgh (116).

There were roughly 30 Ukrainian residents living on the Isle of Wight before the start of the war, Office for National Statistics figures outline.

They are among 37,530 Ukrainians living in England and Wales.

The data, from the 2021 census, has been released early by the ONS to aid local authorities in emergency response planning.

On the Island, MAD-Aid has been co-ordinating the response of getting aid to the right places.

Ten lorry loads have already been sent, and the charity is also helping Ukrainians who come to live on the Island.

Find out how to get involved and help the Ukraine effort

To help and find out more go to www.mad-aid.org.uk or email info@mad-aid.org.uk

Aid can be delivered to the County Press office on Pyle Street, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

The County Press is part of Newsquest, which has raised £30,000 for Ukraine thanks to its #ThereWithUkraine appeal.

Donate at https://justgiving.com/therewithukraine