Your rights>… as an immigrant - United Kingdom
- Asylum Aid
- Free legal advice for refugees and asylum seekers. You can get information by post or by email. Read its articles on the law and your rights as a refugee in the UK. Take a look at the resources aimed at women refugees.
- http://www.asylumaid.org.uk [EN]
- Asylum Support
- Provides human rights reports and all the latest news on asylum issues. Check out the special features on children, court cases, the law and social services. Provides links to a range of support and information services.
- http://www.asylumsupport.info [EN]
- Asylum Support Adjudicators
- Asylum seekers apply to the National Asylum Support Service for help with accommodation and living costs. If the application is rejected, it's possible to appeal to this organisation. Check out the 'meaning of words' page if all the legal jargon is confusing you.
- http://www.asylum-support-adjudicators.org.uk [EN]
- Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
- The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal hears and decides appeals against decisions made by the Home Office in matters of asylum, immigration and nationality. You can find out more about the procedures involved from these pages.
- http://www.ait.gov.uk/ [EN]
- British Citizenship
- Find out how to apply for British citizenship. There’s lots of information on the Citizenship Ceremonies that all new citizens now have to attend.
- http://www.uknationality.gov.uk/content/british_citizenship/english/homepag [EN][GD][CY]
- Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers
- Get informed about asylum questions. Find out how you can complain about media coverage of asylum issues, or take a look at the 'need to know' section for details on the government's plans for refugees.
- http://www.defend-asylum.org [EN]
- Electronic Immigration Network
- Provides information on immigration and refugee law in the UK and in the wider European context. Use the resource pages to find information about immigrating to the UK.
- http://www.ein.org.uk [EN]
- Immigration Advisory Service
- Practical advice on all matters concerning coming to the UK to live, study, work, volunteer, join family members or claim asylum.
- http://www.iasuk.org [EN]
- Immigration Law Practitioners' Association
- Provides a directory of lawyers who are members of the association and who are specialists in providing advice and representation to immigrants.
- http://www.ilpa.org.uk [EN]
- Immigration and Nationality Directorate
- Planning to stay in the UK? Want to apply for British citizenship? Then you'll need to take a look at this page from the Home Office. Latest news on immigration policy, and documents you can download for free. Link to the essential sites and find out about special migration schemes. Also useful for UK citizens wanting to find out about emigration overseas.
- http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk [EN]
- Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
- Campaigns for justice for immigrants in the UK. Has information on UK law as it affects immigrants, and rounds up the latest news and current debates on the topic.
- http://www.jcwi.org.uk [EN]
- National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
- If you are fighting deportation, this campaign can help organise support on your behalf.
- http://www.ncadc.org.uk [EN]
- Refugee Council
- This organisation gives help and support to refugees and asylum seekers. You can get an explanation of how the UK asylum system works, or take a look in the 'info centre' for details of what refugees are entitled to - housing, welfare, education, training, health and community care.
- http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk [EN]
- Refugee Legal Centre
- A voluntary agency that provides legal advice and help to people who are claiming protection under human rights and asylum law.
- http://www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk [EN]
- Student Action on Refugees
- Get the facts on asylum in the UK. Young people and students can join the organisation and get ideas on how to support the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. There's also a 'refugee challenge' game you can play - find out how much you know about refugees.
- http://www.star-network.org.uk [EN]
- UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group
- Immigration law is complicated enough at the best of times, but when it comes to immigrating with a same-sex partner then problems are often multiplied. Get help and information from this site.
- http://www.uklgig.org.uk/ [EN]
- UK Passport Service
- Find out if you qualify for a UK passport, and how you can apply. There are pages containing general travel and visa advice as well.
- http://www.ukpa.gov.uk [EN]
- UK for UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Explore asylum issues with the help of this site. The public information pages contain educational resources, including country updates and statistics.
- http://www.unhcr.org.uk [EN]
- Work Permit
- General information on immigrating to and from the UK. Guidance for people coming to the UK to work, highly skilled migrants and family members of UK immigrants. Details on getting recognition of UK ancestry, and much more.
- http://www.workpermit.com/uk/uk.htm [EN][FR][IT][RU]
- England and Wales: Community Legal Service
- In the UK, 'legal aid' is available to help people on low incomes access legal services. Find a lawyer or advisor here. There are links for same services in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- http://www.clsdirect.org.uk [BN][ZH][EN][GU][PA][UR][CY]
- England: Multikulti
- Get advice on immigration, housing, employment, health and welfare benefits in a range of languages. Although the information applies to England, you can find the contact details of relevant organisations in other parts of the UK as well.
- http://www.multikulti.org.uk [SQ][AR][BN][ZH][EN][FR][GU][FA][ES][SO][TR]
- Northern Ireland: Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Information on how you can access legal aid in Northern Ireland.
- http://www.nilsc.org.uk/ [EN]
- Scotland: Scottish Asylum Seekers Consortium
- Latest news on asylum and downloadable information for refugees in 23 languages! The information includes welcome packs, legal advice for people who have been detained, and guidance on how to find legal representation.
- http://www.asylumscotland.org.uk [EN]
- Scotland: Scottish Legal Aid Board
- Explains what kinds of support you can get if you want to apply for legal aid, and gives details of how you can contact practitioners.
- http://www.slab.org.uk [EN]
- Scotland: Scottish Refugee Council
- Advice, information and support for refugees living in Scotland.
- http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk [EN]
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