United Kingdom: where the official answer lives
GOV.UK publishes most of its Ukraine pages in Ukrainian too — read the original. Below: the permission extension, the welcome guide, healthcare, driving licences, credential recognition and the embassy.
Official pages
- GOV.UK — Ukraine Permission Extension (in Ukrainian)
The official guidance on extending permission, in Ukrainian. The English version is the same address without “.uk”.
Checked 3 October 2026
- GOV.UK — Welcome: a guide for Ukrainians arriving in the UK
The government’s first-steps guide: registering with a doctor, school, work, benefits. Official, translated.
Checked 3 October 2026
- GOV.UK — NHS entitlements (Migrant Health Guide)
Who is entitled to what in the NHS under which status — the page clinicians themselves use.
Checked 3 October 2026
- GOV.UK — driving on a non-GB licence
How long you may drive on a Ukrainian licence and when it must be exchanged — the official look-up.
Checked 3 October 2026
- UK ENIC — recognition of foreign qualifications
The designated national body for comparing foreign qualifications with UK levels.
Checked 3 October 2026
- Embassy of Ukraine — London
Consular matters, appointments, consular fee tariffs, outreach visits — on the mission’s own site.
Checked 3 October 2026
- Law Society — find a solicitor
The official register: someone not on it is not a solicitor.
Checked 3 October 2026
Our guides that matter here
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