Published:
Last Updated:
September 24, 2025
Changes to the Afghan Schemes (ARAP & ACRS)
Overview of recent updates to the ARAP and ACRS schemes and what they mean for Afghan nationals and families.
Languages Available:
English, Dari, Pashto, Farsi
Overview of recent updates to the ARAP and ACRS schemes and what they mean for Afghan nationals and families.
Languages Available:
English, Dari, Pashto, Farsi
The ARAP scheme is now closed for new applications.
Initial ARAP applications had to be submitted before 15:00 BST on 1 July 2025. The online application form is no longer available.
If an ARAP application was already submitted before that deadline, it will still be processed:
If a client has been refused under ARAP, they can still submit a Request for Review (the review form remains online).
Cases under Phase 2 of the Triples review will also continue to be processed.
The ACRS is now closed for new referrals. No new referral pathways will open.
Referrals already made under the ACRS Separated Families Pathway will continue to be considered.
If a person has already been found eligible for the ACRS, their case will not be affected by this announcement.
To read the UK Government’s announcement in full, follow this link.
Refugee Legal Support is a registered charity (no. 1191680) in England and a non-profit company in Greece. Refugee Legal Support is registered with the IAA (Ref No: N202000126)
Details of their registration can be found on the IAA Adviser Register: Adviser Register.
RLS is a registered Greek civil non-profit company or "AMKE", whose articles of incorporation can be found below:
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