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FCDO travel advice for Afghanistan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Only very limited medical facilities are available in Afghanistan. There…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
The Home Office has announced further details of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
Information and guidance on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) is for Afghan citizens…
As of 3 November 2025, the MOD has introduced an online ARAP Eligibility…
As well as providing an online ARAP eligibility self checker, the MOD is…
Background On 1 February 2024, the previous government announced the…
The Triples Review was announced by the former government on 1 February…
This guidance sets out considerations for caseworkers as to the…
We continue to work at pace to assist people facing serious risk in Afghanistan.
Arrivals under Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy will be given immediate indefinite leave to remain, alongside funding for school places and healthcare.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Helping public health practitioners conducting evaluations – identifying when it is possible and appropriate to evaluate.
Ensuring Afghans who stood side-by-side with us in conflict, their families, and those at highest risk who were evacuated, are supported upon arrival in the UK.
The Minister for Afghan Resettlement, Victoria Atkins, updated the House of Commons on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and Operation Warm Welcome.
Local authorities will receive a generous funding package to support the resettlement of families who have come to the UK having been at risk in Afghanistan.
The DWP is supporting those arriving from Afghanistan as part of Operation Warm Welcome, including earlier access to benefit and employment support.
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