A group working to help refugees from Ukraine come to Perthshire have called the slow progress “shambolic” and “unacceptable”.
Aberfeldy has 16 local families willing to take matched Ukrainian refugees but red tape means no one has been able to come yet.
There are close on 20 Highland Perthshire hosts in place - from Kenmore to Grandtully with the majority in Aberfeldy - thanks to Highland Perthshire Welcomes Ukraine (HPWU) volunteers.
Conversations are going back and forth on Whatsapp between the willing hosts and desperate people trying to get to Scotland.“It really is great to see, friendships being formed and photos being swapped so we can show our new friends where their new home will be,” said Anna Brocklehurst, a spokesperson for Highland Perthshire Welcomes Ukraine.But frustration is building as the complex visa process to enter the UK has so far prevented the sanctuary sponsorship plan from being activated.Even the initial sponsored family - Tetiana, her husband Andrii and two month-old son Mark - have not set foot in the UK yet.
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