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E-Visas – if you are a refugee or have leave to remain, you need to know about this – Updated December 2024

At the end of the year (December 31st 2024) all Biometric Residency Permits (BRPs) will be replaced by eVisas. It is extremely important that everyone who has a right to remain registers for an eVisa. Many benefits and funding for things like childcare will require an eVisa so please make sure you inform all the […]

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Leeds University – Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship – applications close 24th March 2025

Leeds University is offering a postgraduate scholarship for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region. Please see below for a link and information from the website. The scholarship has an application deadline of 12th March. Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship https://www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scholarships-bursaries/doc/gazan-humanitarian-scholarship-1 We offer Postgraduate Taught (PGT) scholarships for […]

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Celebration of Spring বসন্তবরণ, 15 February 2025 at 4:00 PM in Moortown Methodist Church

We’re hosting  a very colourful Celebration of Spring বসন্তবরণ on  15 February 2025 at 4:00 PM in Moortown Methodist Church, Leeds. through haunting music, poetry and dazzling dance . Register soon because space is limited. We hope you’re able to join us!   Saturday, 15 February 2025 16:00 বসন্তবরণ | Celebration of Spring | Kabyashilan Register Moortown Methodist Church Centre

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Migrant Women in Business Report Launch event – Migration Yorkshire and Leeds University Business School – 13th Feb 2025

Leeds University Business School and Migration Yorkshire invite you to a report launch event to share the outcomes, recommendations, and next steps of the ‘Migrant Women in Business’, funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The event will be led by Dr Deema Refai (University of Leeds) and Ewa Lelontko (Migration Yorkshire). The ‘Migrant Women in Business’ project supported […]

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Asylum Matters update 6th February 2025 – advocacy, campaigns and resources

Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Fight for Asylum Rights As you will know, we have campaigned under the banner of ‘Fight the Anti-Refugee Laws’ since the Nationality and Borders Act in 2022, but we have now re-branded this campaign as ‘Fight for Asylum Rights’. Under this new banner, we will continue to campaign for the repeal […]

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Leeds City Council Homes for Ukraine Update – January 2025

On 19th February 2024, the Home Office announced the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme (UPE). This grants a further 18 month stay for Ukrainians on the existing visa schemes. Ukrainians will continue to have the same rights to access work, benefits, healthcare and education throughout their stay. This scheme provides reassurance to Ukrainians in the UK […]

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Stand Up! Speak Out! 2025 training series – register by 18th March 2025

Stand Up! Speak Out! is an annual series of free, online training to resist the Hostile Environment in public services. Over the last two years, we have trained over 2200 people. The theme for this year is the Power of Words and we already have 20+ free seminars covering different aspects of the hostile environment policy including Asylum support 101; Words matter: […]

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Harehills Cultural Event, Thursday 27th February 2025, 10:30am-2:30pm

Join us for the Harehills Cultural Event!* Thursday 27th February 10:30am-2:30pm Bangladeshi Community Centre, LS8 5AN Come join us for a day filled with cultural celebrations, delicious food, and vibrant performances. This event is all about embracing diversity and sharing the rich heritage of our community. *Lunch will be provided – booking is essential:* harehillsculturalevent.eventbrite.co.uk  […]

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Solace is recruiting more interpreters (paid)

As a specialist counselling service, Solace is committed to promoting the mental health and wellbeing of all the refugees and asylum seekers that it serves. We carry out this aim through counselling, advocacy, groups and complementary therapies and our work depends heavily on the expertise of interpreters. We have a strategic aim to be a […]

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