As the war drags on, the Ukrainians who remain abroad tell mostly of great generosity and aid, from both citizens and states. Many settled down, hold jobs, pay taxes, and send their kids to school. For the most part, they will continue to qualify as temporary residents until the war ends.

KRAKOW, Poland—When Russia launched its full invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, millions of Ukrainians fleeing their homeland were welcomed across Central Europe with overwhelming sympathy and kindness. In the war’s first weeks, eight million people spilled over the border into Poland and Germany, and hundreds of thousands more across the rest of Central Europe and beyond. Ordinary citizens with no ties to Ukraine waited on train platforms with cardboard signs in Google-translated Ukrainian offering the frightened travelers accommodation and a hot meal.

KRAKOW, Poland—When Russia launched its full invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, millions of Ukrainians fleeing their homeland were welcomed across Central Europe with overwhelming sympathy and kindness. In the war’s first weeks, eight million people spilled over the border into Poland and Germany, and hundreds of thousands more across the rest of Central Europe and beyond. Ordinary citizens with no ties to Ukraine waited on train platforms with cardboard signs in Google-translated Ukrainian offering the frightened travelers accommodation and a hot meal.

As the war drags on, the Ukrainians who remain abroad tell mostly of great generosity and aid, from both citizens and states. Many settled down, hold jobs, pay taxes, and send their kids to school.