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Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy

Information and guidance on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.

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From:
Ministry of Defence
Published:
15 January 2021
Last updated:
27 August 2026
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  1. Added: 'Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: August 2026'.

  2. Added: 'Withdrawal of Eligibility Policy – Yet to Relocate to the UK (Dari)', 'Withdrawal of Eligibility Policy – Yet to Relocate to the UK (Pashto)' and 'FCDO operational guidance: 20 June 2023 to 12 March 2026'. Updated: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details', 'Category 4 (Special Cases)'.

  3. Added: ‘Withdrawal of Eligibility Policy – Yet to Relocate to the UK’, ‘Fraud and False Representation Policy’ (English, Dari and Pashto versions). Updated: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details', ‘Introduction of KPIs for ARAP eligibility case working’ (English, Dari and Pashto versions) and ‘Introduction of transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working (English, Dari and Pashto versions)’.

  4. Updated: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details' with information on ARAP Category 4 (Special Cases).

  5. Added: 'Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: May 2026'.

  6. 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details' updated with most recent information.

  7. Updated: 'Implementation of the online ARAP Eligibility Self-Checker for applicants'.

  8. Added: 'Introduction of transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working', 'Introduction of transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working (Dari and Pashto)', 'Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: February 2026' and 'Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: February 2026 (Accessible version)'.

  9. Added: 'Afghan Resettlement Programme applicant privacy notice'.

  10. Added: 'Implementation of the online ARAP Eligibility Self-Checker for applicants - BETA' and 'Introduction of KPIs for ARAP eligibility case working'.

  11. Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details.

  12. Added: ‘Phase One of the Triples Review: Statement on the scope of Phase One’ and ‘Phase One of the Triples Review: Guidance for caseworkers’.

  13. Added: ‘Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details (Dari and Pashto)’; ‘Frequently asked questions (Dari)’ and ‘Frequently asked questions (Pashto)’.

  14. Updated: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details' and 'Frequently asked questions'.

  15. Added 'Ministry of Defence, Defence Afghan Relocation and Resettlement and Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration: Accountability Document'.

  16. Added 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy - Triples Review Phase Two: terms of reference'.

  17. Updated 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.

  18. Updated 'online ARAP application form' in 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.

  19. Updated information on family member relocation in 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.

  20. Updated form for application to relocation to the United Kingdom under ARAP.

  21. Added Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply (Dari and Pashto).

  22. Added: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: third country support policy'.

  23. Updated information on how the Ministry of Defence reviews applications under 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.

  24. Updated information under 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply' on sponsoring family members under ARAP.

  25. Added Pashto and Dari translations of 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.

  26. Updated information under 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.

  27. From 11 April 2023 applicants have 42 days to respond to requests for information sent by the Ministry of Defence.

  28. Link added to two Cabinet Office schemes designed to help current and former locally employed staff (LES) in Afghanistan.

  29. Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply (Dari and Pashto translations) updated.

  30. Publication updating with link to most recent immigration rules.

  31. Updated 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply (Dari)'.

  32. Addition of 'Translated application form (Dari and Pashto)'.

  33. 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply' updated. Dari and Pashto translations added. FAQs added in English, Dari and Pashto.

  34. Link to 'request a review form' updated.

  35. Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply.

  36. Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply.

  37. Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply.

  38. Link to online application form updated.

  39. Page updated with message: 'We’re aware of a technical issue with the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Application Form, which we are working to resolve. We apologise to anyone inconvenienced. Please check back later'.

  40. Updated content:'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply' HTML attachment changes made under the heading: 'The Relocation Offer under the ARAP scheme.'

  41. Updated wording of the policy and included link to immigration rules.

  42. Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy - further information on eligibility criteria and offer details.

  43. Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details.

  44. Updated page details and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details (Updated 1 April 2021) HTML.

  45. First published.

Documents

Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details

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Implementation of the online ARAP Eligibility Self-Checker for applicants

HTML

Implementation of the online ARAP Eligibility Self-Checker for applicants (Dari and Pashto)

PDF, 395 KB, 7 pages

Introduction of KPIs for ARAP eligibility case working

HTML

Introduction of KPIs for ARAP eligibility case working (Dari and Pashto)

PDF, 452 KB, 18 pages

Introduction of transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working

HTML

Introduction of transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working (Dari and Pashto)

PDF, 235 KB, 8 pages

Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: August 2026

PDF, 6.1 MB, 11 pages

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Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: August 2026 (Accessible Version)

PDF, 660 KB, 20 pages

Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: May 2026

PDF, 6.12 MB, 11 pages

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Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: May 2026 (Accessible version)

PDF, 664 KB, 20 pages

Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: February 2026

PDF, 6.17 MB, 11 pages

Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: February 2026 (Accessible version)

PDF, 653 KB, 20 pages

Frequently asked questions

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Frequently asked questions (Dari)

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Frequently asked questions (Pashto)

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Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: third country support policy

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Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: third country support policy (Dari)

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Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: third country support policy (Pashto)

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Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy - Triples Review Phase Two: terms of reference

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Ministry of Defence, Defence Afghan Relocation and Resettlement and Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration: Accountability Document

PDF, 173 KB, 7 pages

Phase One of the Triples Review: Statement on the scope of Phase One

HTML

Phase One of the Triples Review: Guidance for caseworkers

HTML

Afghan Resettlement Programme applicant privacy notice

PDF, 741 KB, 23 pages

Withdrawal of Eligibility Policy – Yet to Relocate to the UK

PDF, 179 KB, 4 pages

Withdrawal of Eligibility Policy – Yet to Relocate to the UK (Dari)

PDF, 486 KB, 4 pages

Withdrawal of Eligibility Policy – Yet to Relocate to the UK (Pashto)

PDF, 505 KB, 4 pages

Fraud and False Representation Policy

PDF, 187 KB, 7 pages

Fraud and False Representation Policy (Dari)

PDF, 534 KB, 7 pages

Fraud and False Representation Policy (Pashto)

PDF, 511 KB, 7 pages

FCDO operational guidance: 20 June 2023 to 12 March 2026

PDF, 405 KB, 4 pages

Details

The Ministry of Defence, Defence Afghan Relocation and Resettlement and Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration Accountability Document was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government.

Further information and guidance on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, a new scheme supporting current and former Locally Employed Staff in Afghanistan to reflect the changing situation in Afghanistan.

View guidance on Afghan locally employed staff schemes

‘Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: third country support policy’ sets out the circumstances under which the UK Government may provide support (which may include accommodation, meals, sundries, transport, medical care and/or other forms of assistance) in third countries to people confirmed as eligible for resettlement in the UK while they are being processed for onward relocation to the UK.

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