Asylum and Immigration Resources

The Right to Remain toolkit is a great source of information.

Working with your lawyer

HAVING A LEGAL AID LAWYER (HMSC)
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR IMMIGRATION LAWYER (HMSC)
WHERE TO FIND ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION (HMSC)

Human Rights claims

EXTENDING YOUR LEAVE IN THE UK (HMSC)
Applying for a fee waiver (Right to Remain)
Immigration toolkit (a guide to the different applications) (Voices in Exile)
Writing a covering letter to the Home Office (Coram)
How to Apply for a Partner or Spouse visa (Rainbow Migration)
20 YEARS APPLICATIONS (HMSC)
Application because you’ve been in the UK a long time (Right to Remain)
Appeal hearing at First Tier Tribunal (FTT) (Right to Remain)
Explaining you are on 3C leave (Coram)
Writing a chasing letter to the HO (Coram)

S120 Notices

Guide to S120 notices (BID)

Claiming asylum

How to Apply for Asylum (in different languages) (Rainbow Migration)
Young asylum guide (Right to Remain)
SCREENING INTERVIEWS (HMSC)
Screening interview (Right to Remain)
Substantive interview (Right to Remain)
Appeal hearing at First Tier Tribunal (Right to Remain)
Making a fresh claim (Right to Remain)
Age assessment process (Coram)
FRANCE-UK DEAL 2025 (HMSC)
UPDATING YOUR CONTACT DETAILS AT THE HOME OFFICE (HMSC)

After you get refugee status

Right to Remain guide (Right to Remain)
Rainbow migration guide (Rainbow Migration)
Refugee Transition guide (Law Centre NI)
Banking guide for refugees (Refugee Council)
REFUGEE FAMILY REUNION – Route closed (HMSC)

The National Referral Mechanism (trafficking)

Guide to the NRM (Migrants Organise)

British citizenship

British citizenship for children (KIND)
Routes to children nationality and immigration status (KIND)
BRITISH CITIZENSHIP FOR ADULTS (naturalisation) (HMSC)

Detention

If you need help and you can’t get through our New Enquiries Line, see this list of other sources of immigration advice.