Ever since the beginning of the violence in Ukraine, France has taken in around 30,000 refugees, half of whom have traveled via the nation to neighboring countries like Spain.
According to French Housing Minister Emmanuelle Wargon, the country is ready to accommodate approximately 100,000 individuals escaping the crisis in Ukraine.
Like several other nations, France has welcomed Ukrainians by opening its doors to refugees fleeing Ukraine while also offering them temporary resident cards in the European Union, allowing them to attend schools and work in the country. Prior to the war, France had 40,000 Ukrainian residents living on French soil.
On March 11th, French officials declared that they would not seek entrance permits for Ukrainian migrants and devised a system that would enable them to stay in the nation for at least a year without a visa.
Ukrainian residents do not need a short-stay visa to go to France or other Schengen nations if they have a biometric passport. “The Welcome to France website advises travelers without the required biometric passport (or travel document) to contact consular offices in the countries bordering Ukraine (Poland, Romania, Hungary, and so on) to have their situation reviewed (to obtain a visa or a travel pass).
Furthermore, Ukrainian nationals who wish to stay in Schengen nations have a valid stay of 90 days, during which they can seek asylum in the country where they are visiting.
Ukrainians who want to stay in France for more than 90 days are requested to contact the prefecture of the city of residency via the website to ask for an extension of their stay.
Since Russia’s assault, approximately 3.9 million people have escaped Ukraine, per the UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency). Women and children make up almost 90 percent of them.
On Thursday, March 24th, UNICEF stated, “4.3 million children had been pushed to escape their homes, accounting for more than half of Ukraine’s projected 7.5 million kid population.
What nations have welcomed to the Ukrainian refugees?
The following nations have welcomed the greatest number of Ukrainian refugees:
- Poland: 2,293,833 refugees
- Romania: 595,868 refugees
- Republic Of Moldova: 383,627 refugees
- Hungary: 354,041 refugees
- Slovakia: 275,439 refugees
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