Over 80,000 Ukrainians move to US since Russian invasion

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reported that more than 82,000 Ukrainians and their immediate family members had been granted parole to enter the US under the Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) programme.

Ukrainians are permitted to stay in the US for two years under the U4U programme, The Kyiv Independent informs, citing USCIS.

USCIS also confirmed the financial suitability of over 177,000 supporters for the U4U process. 

After Russia's all-out invasion on February 24, among the countries hosting the largest number of refugees from Ukraine were Poland (about 1.5 million), Germany (1 million) and the Czech Republic (460,000).

According to the UN, almost 8 million Ukrainians, or 20 per cent of the population, have been forced to leave the country because of the war.