Immigration and asylum - leaving care

Further advice and guidance

  • personal Advisor/Social Workers cannot provide immigration advice, or assist someone to make an immigration application
  • your immigration support must come from a regulated legal adviser, such as a solicitor or barrister, or an immigration adviser regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)

Migrant Help

The support they can provide you includes:

  • asylum, immigration and nationality law and policy
  • slavery and trafficking victim support
  • refugee resettlement
  • EU settlement scheme advoce
  • resources
  • age assessment
  • support and accommodation
  • education
  • health care
  • legal aid and finding a lawyer

Contact

Home Office General Enquiries

  • Croydon Contact Centre telephone: 03001232241
  • Home Office General Enquiry Line: 0207 0354848

Legal Advice

  • Asylum Support Appeals Project - ASAP specialises in asylum support law and provides free legal representation for those appealing against UKBA's decision to withdraw their support Telephone: 0207 729 3056
  • Advice line: 0207 729 3042 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2pm to 4pm only)

Safeguarding and Risk

Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Concerns contact Asylum Operations, UK Visa and Immigration, Lunar House, Croydon, CR9 2BY

  • Fax: 08703369464

Online immigration status (eVisa)

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are developing a digital immigration system. This means they are replacing physical documents with an online record of your immigration status. This is known as an eVisa.

An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. You will need to create a UKVI account to be able to access your eVisa.

You can learn more about this at Online immigration status (eVisa)

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