Information and guidance on the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
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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.
Updates to this page
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23 July 2026
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)'.
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16 July 2026
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)’.
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26 June 2026
Updated: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details' with information on ARAP Category 4 (Special Cases).
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21 May 2026
Added: 'Transparency data for ARAP eligibility case working: May 2026'.
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28 April 2026
'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details' updated with most recent information.
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7 April 2026
Updated: 'Implementation of the online ARAP Eligibility Self-Checker for applicants'.
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26 February 2026
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)'.
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4 February 2026
Added: 'Afghan Resettlement Programme applicant privacy notice'.
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3 November 2025
Added: 'Implementation of the online ARAP Eligibility Self-Checker for applicants - BETA' and 'Introduction of KPIs for ARAP eligibility case working'.
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23 September 2025
Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details.
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11 August 2025
Added: ‘Phase One of the Triples Review: Statement on the scope of Phase One’ and ‘Phase One of the Triples Review: Guidance for caseworkers’.
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2 July 2025
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)’.
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1 July 2025
Updated: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details' and 'Frequently asked questions'.
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20 May 2025
Added 'Ministry of Defence, Defence Afghan Relocation and Resettlement and Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration: Accountability Document'.
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19 May 2025
Added 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy - Triples Review Phase Two: terms of reference'.
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6 May 2025
Updated 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.
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28 March 2025
Updated 'online ARAP application form' in 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.
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20 November 2024
Updated information on family member relocation in 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.
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12 April 2024
Updated form for application to relocation to the United Kingdom under ARAP.
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18 September 2023
Added Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply (Dari and Pashto).
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7 September 2023
Added: 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: third country support policy'.
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7 August 2023
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'.
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18 July 2023
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.
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13 July 2023
Added Pashto and Dari translations of 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.
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3 July 2023
Updated information under 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply'.
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9 May 2023
From 11 April 2023 applicants have 42 days to respond to requests for information sent by the Ministry of Defence.
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23 January 2023
Link added to two Cabinet Office schemes designed to help current and former locally employed staff (LES) in Afghanistan.
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20 January 2023
Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply (Dari and Pashto translations) updated.
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5 December 2022
Publication updating with link to most recent immigration rules.
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1 December 2022
Updated 'Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply (Dari)'.
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14 November 2022
Addition of 'Translated application form (Dari and Pashto)'.
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8 November 2022
'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.
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1 September 2022
Link to 'request a review form' updated.
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27 April 2022
Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply.
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17 February 2022
Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply.
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16 February 2022
Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria, offer details and how to apply.
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24 November 2021
Link to online application form updated.
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23 November 2021
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'.
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10 November 2021
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.'
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15 September 2021
Updated wording of the policy and included link to immigration rules.
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26 August 2021
Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy - further information on eligibility criteria and offer details.
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4 June 2021
Updated: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details.
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1 April 2021
Updated page details and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details (Updated 1 April 2021) HTML.
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15 January 2021
First published.