Neighbouring countries Neighbouring countries are listed in order of the number of refugees who have entered them; others are listed alphabetically.
Poland |left -border train station
Przemyśl Główny|alt=People sitting on a tiled floor, some eating food wrapped in paper|left As early as 15 February 2022, Poland was expecting a possible Russian attack on Ukraine. The
Polish government asked communities to prepare for up to a million refugees. By 25 July, more than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees had been recorded in Poland. and said that various identity documents would be accepted
. Assembly points for refugees have opened in every district of Poland. Local authorities are providing free accommodation, food, and other necessary supplies. Apart from that, a huge number of citizens and organisations are voluntarily offering assistance, free accommodation and other help. Websites with information for refugees are also in Ukrainian. The government is preparing legal changes that would simplify the employment of Ukrainians in Poland, since currently a working visa is required as Ukrainians are from outside of the EU.
President of the European Council Charles Michel visited the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing on 2 March and praised Polish efforts "to guarantee safe passages for Ukrainians, for European citizens" and those from other countries "without any discrimination." In a later interview for
France Inter he denounced alleged claims of racism of Ukrainian and Polish serviceman as "Russian propaganda" and part of Russia's
information warfare. (See also .) Many observers believe that most are likely to stay in Poland and other
Central European countries because "tight labor markets, affordable cities and a pre-existing diaspora have made those countries more appealing alternatives for Ukrainians, who find options slimmer in Europe's west". protest against the war The number of refugees arriving to Poland have been unparalleled in Europe. Modelling estimates show that by 1 April, Ukrainian people (including refugees but also those previously living in Poland) made up between 15% and 30% of the population of each of the major Polish cities. For example, Ukrainians accounted for 10% of the total population of
Wrocław before the war and this figure had increased to 23% by April 2022. Ukrainian refugees have the legal right to reside and work across the European Union. They are also entitled to the same benefits as Poles, including health insurance, free public education, and child allowance. Less than a month after the invasion, the Polish government established the Aid Fund, run by
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, which funds all actions and programs aimed at assisting and integrating Ukrainian refugees. The
European Investment Bank has made a €600 million loan to the Aid Fund, after authorizing an initial €2 billion loan in June. The fund is distributed by
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) to local governments and other public bodies that welcome and house Ukrainian migrants.
Romania As of 27 May 2022, the
Romanian government had reported 989,357 Ukrainians entering Romania. On 15 March 2022, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bogdan Aurescu reported that about 80,000 remained in the country. Some
ethnic Romanians are among the Ukrainians who have fled to Romania.
Russia At the start of the full-scale war, there was already a large number of Ukrainian refugees in Russia, as more than one million Ukrainians, mainly from
Donbas, had fled to Russia between 2014 and 2016. A 2023 report by the
Civic Assistance Committee, a Russian human rights organisation, concluded that reliable statistics on refugees do not exist in Russia but estimated the number at approximately 1.2 million based on government payouts to refugees and migration control data. According to the Ukrainian authorities, Russian troops in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russia are engaged in the forcible deportation of people from Ukraine to Russia, passing them off as refugees. In March, the Ukrainian foreign ministry alleged that 2,389 Ukrainian children had been abducted from Russian-occupied territory in Donetsk and Luhansk, and transferred to Russia, as well as "several thousand" residents of Mariupol. Near the end of April it was reported that Ukrainian officials believed the number of Ukrainian children forced from eastern Ukraine and entered into the Russian adoption system totalled around 150,000. It had been previously reported by Russian media on that children without parents in Donetsk were being placed with Russian parents through their adoption network.
Amnesty International reported that "The abusive and humiliating process known as 'filtration' is a shocking violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. Our research shows that many displaced Ukrainians end up inside Russia or Russia-occupied territories involuntarily, even if they are not physically forced to move. Deportation and forcible transfer of civilians in occupied territory are prohibited by international humanitarian law and can constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity."
Hungary From the start of the Russian invasion up to 26 July 2022, 1,041,762 refugees from Ukraine had arrived in Hungary. On 21 August 2024 a law came into force in Hungary, restricting support to those Ukrainian refugees who have come from one of currently 13 regions in Ukraine which are, directly affected by military action. Those from the listed regions remain eligible for state support, which includes free housing and a basic monthly sum. Based on UN refugee agencies estimates, some 2,000 to 3,000 people will lose access to subsidised accommodation and will find it difficult to secure alternative properties to rent. Human rights groups said the worst affected are
Roma from the Transcarpathian region, who are living in shelters which will now close.
Moldova |thumb|alt=An indoor sports hall with people on camp beds inside a running track Moldova was among the first countries to receive refugees from the
Odesa and
Vinnytsia regions. Moldovan authorities have activated a centre for crisis management to facilitate accommodation and humanitarian relief for refugees. As of 26 July, 549,333 Ukrainian refugees had entered Moldova. On 11 April, the UN said that Moldova was "hosting an estimated 95,000 Ukrainians." According to
Médecins Sans Frontières, the majority of refugees who do not stay continue on to Romania, Poland or other European countries. Moldova received the highest number of refugees per capita of any country despite being one of Europe's poorest countries. According to
Middle East Eye, this has led to social tensions, and international aid was deemed crucial to help Moldovan institutions handle the influx of refugees. At a conference in Berlin on 5 April, Germany and several partners, including France, Romania and the European Union, agreed to provide €659.5 million in aid to Moldova. The government of Moldova is providing free bus rides, On 12 March, Germany agreed to take 2,500 refugees who were in Moldova. On 5 March, Germany announced it will take an additional 12,000 refugees. Some Ukrainian refugees have also gone to the unrecognized breakaway state of Transnistria. The state-owned newspaper
Novosti Pridnestrovya reported on 4 April that a total of around 27,300 Ukrainian citizens had arrived in Transnistria, of whom 21,000 had applied for temporary residence permits.
Slovakia As of 8 March 2022, Slovakia had taken in over 140,000 people. By 26 July 2022, 627,555 Ukrainian refugees had entered Slovakia. About 80,000 refugees have settled so far in Slovakia.
Belarus According to
Belarusian government figures, 30,092 had gone to Belarus by 29 May 2022. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the
European Commission has called upon member states to authorise the entry and stay of those without biometric passports on humanitarian grounds, and member states had done so since the refugees started to arrive across the borders. On 4 March 2022, the
Council of the EU unanimously agreed to implement the
Temporary Protection Directive for the first time in its history, so that refugees fleeing from Ukraine do not have to go through the standard
European Union asylum procedure. As of March 2022, of 150,000 Ukrainian refugees having arrived in Austria, about 7,000 have applied for asylum, with most proceeding to other countries.
Azerbaijan Ukraine is the leading country of origin for the refugee caseload in Azerbaijan, with 4,206 out of the country's officially registered 5,771 refugees being Ukrainians according to UNHCR data as of December 2023.
Belgium On 25 February 2022, Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration
Sammy Mahdi called for Europe to coordinate the reception. Two days later, Development Minister
Meryame Kitir announced that three million euros would be allocated for additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine. By 17 March 2022, 10,000 refugees had registered for temporary protection in Belgium. By 14 April, 30,807 refugees had been registered in Belgium. By 12 March 2022, their number was nearly 70,000. By 28 March 2022, about 125,500. By 16 April 2022, 185,055 Ukrainian citizens had entered Bulgaria, 87,439 remained in the country, of whom approximately 25,000 were children. The chairman of the State Agency for Refugees told the Bulgarian National Radio that as of 24 August 2022, 91,903 Ukrainian refugees remained in Bulgaria, with nearly 40% of them being children.
Croatia From the start of the Russian invasion to 4 September 2022, 21,676 Ukrainian refugees entered Croatia, of whom over 49.9% were women, over 33.5% children and nearly 16.6% men.
Cyprus By 9 March 2022, around 3,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Cyprus since the day after the Russian invasion, the Cypriot interior ministry reported; 19 of these had sought asylum. while by April 2023 it had reached 17,000. According to Eurostat, Cyprus had the highest ratio across EU member states of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection for February 2023. In April 2024 the number was 18,500.
Czech Republic , Czech Republic The Czech Republic is providing financial, humanitarian and other types of aid to Ukrainian refugees as well as state accommodation and free education for their children. The Czech Republic had received over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees by 7 March 2022, approximately 200,000 by 10 March 2022, over 270,000 by 17 March 2022, with the number rising to over 300,000 by 23 March 2022 In summer 2022, the country hosted the largest number of Ukrainian refugees per capita of any European country. On 17 March 2022, a law known as
Lex Ukrajina was passed by
Parliament to make it easier for refugees to obtain residence permits and access healthcare, which was followed by passing four follow-up laws in the following year. Also on 17 March 2022, some media, including Associated Press and BBC News, incorrectly reported that the
Czech Prime Minister had said: "Czech Republic can no longer accept refugees from Ukraine". However, someone had mistranslated his Czech quote: "We are at the very limit of what we are capable of absorbing without any major problems (...) we must continue in the steps that will allow us to cope with more high numbers". The BBC later corrected the mistranslation. As of May 2025, there were around 374,000 Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic. Because of the visa-free rules for Ukrainians and the borders being largely open, with only sporadic controls, the exact number is unknown. The authorities have projected that the number may eventually surpass 100,000 if the war is drawn out. By 1 April 2022, about 30,000 refugees had reached Denmark according to the authorities amid expectations that the number will rise to around 40,000 after
Easter.
Estonia By 18 March 2022, 25,190 refugees, of whom over a third were children, had arrived in Estonia. Of the total, 6,437 refugees were transiting, leaving 18,753 who planned to stay in Estonia. The
government received 13,289 applications for temporary protection.
Finland From the start of the Russian invasion up to 30 March 2022, around 15,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Finland according to the Finnish Immigration Service.
France On 10 March 2022, the Interior Ministry reported that 7,251 people had arrived in France from Ukraine, 6,967 of whom were Ukrainian nationals. By 16 March, at least 17,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered France, according to
French interior minister Gérald Darmanin. On 24 March 2022, Prime Minister
Jean Castex visiting the new reception center for Ukrainian refugees in Nice on Thursday, and said that 30,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered France since 25 February. As of 30 March 2022, about 45,000 Ukrainians, mainly women and children, had arrived in France. As of 27 April 2022, more than 70,000 refugees were benefiting from the subsidy for asylum seekers (Ada) in France, and by 24 May 2022, more than 85,000 according to the French Office for Immigration and integration. By 29 May 2022, this figure was believed to be around 93,000. The number was expected to reach 100,000 during June 2022 said prefect Joseph Zimet, As of 4 July, more than 100,000 refugees were benefiting from the subsidy for asylum seekers (Ada) in France. A portal called "Je m'engage pour l'Ukraine" (I am committed to Ukraine) was launched with state support, aiming to coordinate help from French citizens. The French portal to help Ukrainian citizens who choose France has changed its name "Pour l'Ukraine" - "For Ukraine" in French. France is fully in solidarity with the Ukrainians and mobilized to facilitate their reception in France. The "Pour l'Ukraine" portal offers all the useful information to support them in their first days in France. It also allows citizens wishing to mobilize alongside them, to access devices near their homes. Polls conducted shortly after the invasion began showed that 85% of the French public were in favour of helping Ukrainian refugees.
Georgia Georgia suffered similar experiences during the
Russo-Georgian War and Georgians have thus been generous towards the people of Ukrainian refugees. According to the UN Refugee Agency data, as of January 2023, Georgia officially recorded 25,101 Ukrainian refugees but the full number of unregistered Ukrainians in the country is unknown. Georgia has also opened facilities in several cities for Ukrainian children so they could learn in their own language. The Georgian government has set up shelters for Ukrainians has sent up to 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the country and "shelters up to 28,000 Ukrainians" said Prime Minister
Irakli Garibashvili on 27 May 2022. He noted the Government has allocated US$7 million to care for the Ukrainian refugees, and will allot the same amount for aid to Ukraine through 2022.
Germany The first refugees from Ukraine arrived in
Brandenburg on the evening of 25 February 2022, and the state was initially preparing for some 10,000 people. Other
states of Germany pledged their help. In addition,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern decided to stop the
forced return of people to Ukraine. On 8 March 2022, a legal norm was enacted (
Ukraine-Aufenthalts-Übergangsverordnung), which temporarily legalizes the entry and residence of Ukrainians and third-country nationals in Germany who were legally resident in Ukraine at the beginning of the Russian attack on 24 February.
Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway company, allowed refugees with a Ukrainian passport or ID card to travel free of charge on long-distance trains from Poland to Germany. The company also gave out free tickets to refugees who wanted to continue to another destination; by 17 March, more than 100,000 had been issued. The
Association of German Transport Companies decided to also cancel charges for all short-distance travel with buses and trains for Ukrainian refugees within Germany. German media debated whether there was a difference in the portrayal of refugees from Ukraine compared to those from other countries, particularly those arriving during the
2015 European migrant crisis. According to the
Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, 37,786 war refugees from Ukraine had registered in Germany by midday on 6 March 2022; by 14 March the number had reached almost 147,000. By 23 March 2022, almost 239,000 refugees had entered Germany. The interior ministry said that by 10 March 2022, 300,000 private homes had offered accommodation. Many early refugees were from Ukraine's sizeable ethnic Greek community. By 4 April 2022, over 16,700 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in Greece of whom 5,117 were minors according to government officials.
Iceland Between 1 January and 25 April 2022, 845 Ukrainians applied for asylum in Iceland. More may have arrived already, who have not yet applied for asylum. As of 13 April 2022, 748 Ukrainians had applied for asylum, of whom 26 percent were under the age of 18.
Ireland In early March 2022, the
Irish government announced that it expected to receive over 100,000 refugees. However this was later increased to 200,000. 21,000 refugees had arrived by 11 April 2022, of whom about 13,000 were being accommodated in State-provided accommodation. Government expect 40,000 Ukrainians by the end of April. By mid-November 2022, over 58,000 Ukrainians had come to Ireland, equivalent to over 1% of the population of Ireland. November 2022 also saw the beginning of the
Irish anti-immigration protests, which saw pockets of protests against the arrival of refugees. , almost 60,000 Ukrainians had been provided with state accommodation.
Roderic O'Gorman, the
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth said he "accepts" the shortage of accommodation, which was brought up by some protestors.
Italy Up to 9 March 2022, 23,872 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in Italy, according to
Prime Minister Mario Draghi, mainly arriving via the Italian-Slovenian border. By 12 March, three days later, this number had increased to 34,851. By 7 April, the number was 86,066, and 137,385 by 21 June. Starting from March 2022, assets seized from the
mafia by the Italian government have begun housing Ukrainian refugees.
Latvia The Latvian Interior Ministry had prepared a plan in case of a large influx of people from Ukraine as early as 14 February. On 24 February 2022, the
government approved a contingency plan to receive and accommodate approximately 10,000 refugees from Ukraine. Several
non-governmental organizations,
municipalities, schools and other institutions also pledged to provide accommodation. On 27 February, around 20 volunteer professional drivers departed to
Lublin with supply donations, bringing Ukrainian refugees on their way back. The first refugees began arriving on 26 February 2022, On 2 March, an official designated portal in Latvian, Ukrainian, English and Russian called "Ukraine to Latvia" was launched, and on 7 March 2022, with 3,000 to 4,000 Ukrainian refugees having arrived in Latvia, a Ukrainian refugee help center was opened in the . By 9 March 2022,
humanitarian visas had been issued to 67 Ukrainian citizens. To deal with the increasingly large numbers of refugees, a second Ukrainian refugee help center is scheduled to be opened in the former building of
Riga Technical University on 14 March. As of 20 March, 6,253 Ukrainian refugees are registered in Riga. From the start of the Russian invasion up to 23 March 2022, 12,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Latvia. From the start of the Russian invasion up to 5 June, 31,960 Ukrainian refugees had entered Latvia.
Lithuania From the start of the Russian invasion up to 23 May 2022, almost 53,700 Ukrainian refugees had entered Lithuania, including 21,300 children, of whom almost 5,600 were under the age of six as well as 2,500 Ukrainian refugees aged 65 and over.
Luxembourg The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg welcomed the European regulations and in early March 2022 set up a "first reception centre" in
Luxembourg City. As of April 2022, around 5,000 Refugees were in Luxembourg.
Netherlands Prior to the invasion, Ukrainians in search of safety could already fly to the Netherlands and stay for three months. During this time, they had to find their own accommodation as asylum centers were already "overcrowded". State Secretary for Migration
Eric van der Burg said that the principle had always been emphasized that refugees should be received in their own region, if possible but that "now Europe is the region." As of 27 February 2022, fewer than 50 refugees had arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine. However, by 8 March 2022, 325 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in
Rotterdam alone. A local official said that Rotterdam would receive more Ukrainians than the thousand who had been initially expected, "our people are working hard to find places, and they won't stop at a thousand." The Dutch
cabinet wanted to ensure 50,000 places for refugees from Ukraine according to a letter from Justice and Security Minister
Yesilgöz, "the
safety regions will coordinate the implementation, together with municipalities, of reception locations for at least 1,000 refugees from Ukraine per region within two weeks". Then, in a third phase, the same number would again be admitted. By 16 March 2022, the municipality of
Amsterdam had acquired ships harboured in the
Java-eiland to lodge 300 refugees as a way to extend their existing capability. By late December 2022, 85,210 refugees from Ukraine were registered in the Netherlands.
Portugal As of 25 April 2022, Portugal had received 33,106 refugees from Ukraine. The majority of the refugees are Ukrainian citizens, while 5% are non-Ukrainian nationals living in Ukraine at the time of the invasion. There were 22,208 women refugees, 10,898 men and 11,410 minors. but 16 of them arrived unaccompanied; As of 29 March 2022, 1,800 Portuguese families had offered to provide foster care. The Portuguese authorities expect to find next-of-kin for the majority, and only a tiny number will need permanent adoption. Before the 2022 invasion, Portugal already had 27,200 Ukrainian immigrants. As a result of the crisis, the Ukrainian immigrant community has become the second-largest in Portugal, almost doubling to over 52,000 in the month of March. That community helped in organizing the transport of refugees. By 6 April 2022, 2,115 Ukrainian refugee children had been enrolled in Portuguese public schools, up from over 600 on 22 March. Employment wise, as of 6 April 2022, 359 refugees had been hired, 4,261 registered as looking for work and 2,880 enrolled in Portuguese classes. As of 6 April, Portuguese social security had processed 1,412 requests from Ukrainian refugees. The Portuguese government reiterated that it had set no limit for Ukrainian refugees.
Serbia As of 25 July 2022, there were 17,875 Ukrainian refugees in Serbia according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Slovenia From the start of the Russian invasion up to 23 March 2022, more than 3,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Slovenia, by 28 March 2022, more than 7,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Slovenia,
Spain Spain announced that
100,000 Ukrainian citizens already living in the country would be fully legalized. This would allow them to "work legally, so that they can access education, health and social policies" said Prime Minister
Pedro Sánchez. On 31 March 2022, Prime Minister Sánchez announced that 30,000 Ukrainian refugees had officially been granted the temporary protection status, but expected that number to increase to 70,000 in the next days. Many of the refugees were staying with relatives or friends and had not yet notified the authorities. The Spanish
Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration enabled reception, attention and relocation centres (CREADE) for Ukrainian refugees in
Pozuelo de Alarcón,
Barcelona,
Alicante and
Málaga, resolving around 40,000 applications for temporary protection over the course of the first three weeks of the conflict.
Sweden By January 2025, Sweden had received about 50,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In January 2023, 8500 of them had left Sweden again. Meanwhile, new refugees continued to arrive, and by January 2025, there were 46.500 Ukrainian refugees in Sweden. These refugees are covered by the EU's
Mass Refugee Directive, which grants them temporary residence permits until 4 March 2026. Ukrainian refugees in Sweden have faced significant challenges in adapting to their new lives, including language barriers, difficulties accessing healthcare, and finding employment. There have been concerns about the risk of labor exploitation among Ukrainian refugees, particularly due to their vulnerable legal and economic situation. There have also been reports indicating that female Ukrainian refugees have been subjected to sexual exploitation. However, their situation has gradually improved. There have been positive developments in almost all aspects. For example, there has been an increase in the rates of employment and the proportion of Ukrainian refugees who have acquired Swedish language skills. Many Ukrainians are content with their life in Sweden and grateful for the support they have received. Since November 2024, new regulations have allowed a large group that was previously ineligible to now register as residents. This means, among other things, that they have broader access to healthcare services beyond the emergency services that were initially provided.
Switzerland Prior to the invasion, Swiss laws already allowed any Ukrainian citizen with a
biometric passport to enter
Switzerland without a visa and to stay for up to three months. On 28 February 2022, Justice Minister
Karin Keller-Sutter announced that from then on refugees without passports could enter too and staying in the country would no longer be time limited. The federal government and the cantons committed to providing accommodation for 9,000 refugees. On 11 March, the head of the Justice ministry
Karin Keller-Sutter said that 2,100 refugees had already been registered in Switzerland and up to 60,000 refugees could arrive in total. As of 5 April, 24,837 refugees had been registered and 18,149 of them had already received S permits. By October 2022, there were about 70,000 refugees in Switzerland. In August 2025 the Swiss
State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) issued an internal security assessment of seven western Ukrainian oblasts (Volyn, Rivne, Lviv, Ternopil, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi). The report, drawing on
ACLED and UN data up to July 2025, found these rear-zone areas under full Ukrainian control experience only sporadic Russian long-range air and drone strikes, with “very low civilian casualties” (defined in the report as 0-9 deaths and 7–83 injuries per oblast in the preceding 12 months). Based on this assessment, the Swiss government ruled on 8 October 2025 that refugee returns to these seven oblasts are generally reasonable. Effective 1 November 2025, new applicants for temporary Protection Status (Status S) from these regions are generally ineligible for automatic collective protection and must apply through the regular asylum procedure. Existing Status S holders remain unaffected.
United Kingdom Britain had issued about 1,000 visas by 13 March 2022 and was criticised for placing too many bureaucratic obstacles to entry to the UK for refugees by both international and UK sources, and for only granting admission to refugees who already had family in the UK. Prime Minister
Boris Johnson stated that the country could take in 200,000 Ukrainian refugees.
Emmanuel Macron also criticised the United Kingdom for not helping Ukrainian refugees enough, specifically criticising Britain's visa policy which required applicants to apply for visas in person in Brussels or Paris before entering Britain. On 12 March 2022,
Michael Gove announced the "Homes for Ukraine" scheme whereby Britons who offered their home to Ukrainian refugees would receive £350 a month. On 28 March 2022, the Home Office announced it had issued 21,600 visas under the Ukraine Family Scheme, under which refugees could join close family members already resident in the UK. The government was criticised however for the slow and bureaucratic procedures in the "Homes for Ukraine" scheme previously announced by Gove. The heads of the Refugee Council, the British Red Cross, Save the Children and Oxfam made a statement warning that the system was "causing great distress to already traumatised Ukrainians". 2,500 applications for visas under this scheme had been approved by 30 March 2022. In April 2022,
The Times revealed that female refugees may be at risk of being exploited by UK men offering to be their hosts, with some proposing sexual relationship or even marriage. On 13 April 2022, UNHCR asked the United Kingdom to stop pairing single British men with lone Ukrainian women refugees under the "Homes for Ukraine" scheme because the women were at risk of sexual exploitation. By 8 April 2022, a total of 12,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Britain. 1,200 of them under the "Homes for Ukraine" scheme for those who are sponsored by UK hosts and 10,800 under the Ukrainian family scheme for those with prior family connections to the UK. The British government had received 79,800 applications for visas from Ukrainians and had issued 40,900 up to 7 April 2022, By 29 May 2022, this figure had reached 65,700.
Australia In the wake of the Russian invasion in February, Prime Minister
Scott Morrison said that visa applications from Ukrainian nationals would be sent "to the top of the pile". Several Australians have opened their homes to host Ukrainian refugees, with more than 4,000 visas having been processed. On 20 March, the federal government announced that Ukrainians who arrive or are already in the country will be allowed temporary humanitarian visas, which allows them to work, study, and access
healthcare. By 20 March, about 5,000 Ukrainians had been granted visas to travel to Australia, and 750 have arrived. The country has around
600,000 people of Ukrainian descent, about 38,000 of whom live in
Prudentópolis, according to the Ukrainian-Brazilian Central Representation. From 3 February until 19 March, Brazil had received almost 900 Ukrainian refugees according to Brazilian police. On 22 March, the country's police reported that 1,100 Ukrainians had landed in Brazil up to that date.
Canada On 3 March 2022, the
Government of Canada announced a plan to permanently reunify Canadian citizens with their Ukrainian family members.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada stated the country will allow an unlimited number of Ukrainians to apply to temporarily stay in Canada and provide work permits for Ukrainians that have either been accepted under these migration schemes or cannot safely return to Ukraine. which gives Ukrainians and their families a visa to come to Canada temporarily, and allows them to work and study there for up to three years. There is no limit to the number of people who can apply, and applicants who are overseas can apply online and provide their biometrics (fingerprints and a photo). The online application takes 14 days to process. Ukrainians approved under the CUAET will be able to travel to Canada up until 31 March 2024. Afterward, they will be subject to the standard immigration measures available to others around the world. Canada is home to nearly 1.4 million Ukrainian-Canadians, making Canada the second-largest
population of the Ukrainian diaspora, after Russia. Between 17 March and 8 July 2022, 1,084,599 applications through CUAET were received, of which 784,272 were approved, with 164,626 having arrived in Canada under said program. In March 2022 Canada announced it was investing an additional
CA$117 million in the implementation of new immigration programs for Ukrainian refugees. People
coming to Canada from Ukraine under the CUAET scheme were legally considered to be temporary residents rather than refugees. They were granted the right to work or study in Canada for three years but do not get the right to automatic permanent residency like refugees from
Syria or
Afghanistan. This policy was reportedly adopted to simplify and speed up the application process. In 2024, Canada admitted only 6,780 new permanent residents from Ukraine.
Egypt When the conflict broke out, there were an estimated 16,000 to 20,000 Ukrainian tourists, now refugees, in Egypt. The
Egyptian government assisted them to leave Egypt, with free flights to Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary – as of 4 March, almost 4,000 had left the country. In addition, another 20,000 Ukrainians who were already inside Israel when the conflict broke out (on tourist visas or illegally in the country) were also regarded as refugees and given permission to stay. On 3 July 2022, the
Supreme Court of Israel abolished the quotas on Ukrainian refugees in Israel and allowed unlimited entry of refugees into Israel. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the decision and said it is a sign of "a true, developed democracy" As of January 2023, 15,000 Ukrainian refugees remained in Israel, of the about 47,000 Ukrainians who had traveled to Israel since the start of the invasion but who are not entitled to citizenship under Israel's
Law of Return. None of the 15,000 had been granted refugee status by Israel.
Japan Japan opened its borders to refugees from Ukraine fleeing the war on 15 March 2022. reaching 1222 by 8 June 2022. The largest number of Ukrainian refugees were in
Tokyo (215 people),
Fukuoka (92 people) and
Kanagawa (70 people), the highest number being in Tokyo (545 people), Osaka (154 people), Kanagawa (139 people), Fukuoka (122 people) and
Hyōgo (105 people), 417 were under the age of 18, 1463 between the ages of 18 and 61 and 278 over 61.
New Zealand New Zealand promised to accept 4,000 Ukrainian refugees. By July 2022, 227 Ukrainians had arrived in New Zealand.
Philippines The Philippines'
Department of Justice stated that the country would be willing to accept Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. President
Rodrigo Duterte on 28 February 2022 institutionalized the Philippines policy to protect refugees, stateless persons and asylum seekers under international law.
Sri Lanka Early in the conflict
the government announced that it would grant and extend free visas by two months for over 15,000 Russians and Ukrainians who are stranded in Sri Lanka due to the ongoing conflict. meeting with a group of Ukrainian refugees in
Warsaw,
Poland, in March 2022
Turkey On 3 March 2022, Turkey announced that 20,000 Ukrainian refugees had entered Turkey since the Russian invasion. Interior Minister
Süleyman Soylu said that Turkey was glad to welcome them. By 8 March 2022, official figures put the number of Ukrainian refugees in the country at 20,550, of whom 551 were of
Crimean Tatar or
Meskhetian Turk origin. The Ukrainian winner of the
2016 Eurovision Song Contest,
Jamala, who is of Crimean Tatar origin, also sought refuge in Turkey. By 23 March 2022, the number of Ukrainian refugees had risen above 58,000. As of 25 April 2022, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Turkey exceeded 85,000. This was estimated to impact 30,000 Ukrainian nationals in the United States. On 24 March 2022, US President
Biden announced that up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees would be accepted into the United States; especially, focusing on those with family already in the country. As of June 2022, only 300 Ukrainians had been resettled under the
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, and most Ukrainian refugees came to the United States on visas they held or by crossing the
Mexico–United States border. By late 2022 approximately 85,000 Ukrainians had utilized the "Uniting for Ukraine" program which allows refugees with an American sponsor to remain in America for two years. On 21 December 2022, President
Joe Biden announced during his meeting with
Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. had accepted roughly 221,000
Ukrainian refugees via earlier Title 42 encounters, Uniting for Ukraine and other organisations. On 18 August 2023, the Biden administration announced it would extend Temporary Protected Status from 19 October 2023, to 19 April 2025. In January 2025, President Biden's administration extended Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians until October 2026. However, this temporary protection is only available to Ukrainians who had arrived in the US by August 2023. On 20 January 2025, newly inaugurated President
Donald Trump signed the
Executive Order Securing Our Borders. Due to this order
The Uniting for Ukraine parole program is paused, and is not accepting new applications.
Uruguay On 10 March 2022, President
Luis Lacalle Pou stated that Uruguay was willing to accept Ukrainian refugees, despite the issue not yet being discussed with any international organization, and noting that the country "has historically had open arms in this regard". In the first half of 2022, ten Ukrainians arrived in Uruguay as refugees. == International aid ==