As usual, it’s a cut and paste from Asylum Matters’ email. But it’s always such a decent read. Plus Hannah Jameson’s ESOL post on LMP got a shout out from Asylum Matters, which has led to a spike in our weekly stats. Thanks Hannah Ongoing advocacy initiatives Call for all migrants to be granted leave […]
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Asylum Matters: Weekly Developments on Coronavirus & Asylum / Migration
Reproduced in full – helpful summary – apologies for repeated content Ongoing advocacy initiatives Stop Lock Change Evictions letter to Mears, Serco and Home Office This week Scottish Refugee Council, alongside other members of the Stop Lock Change Evictions campaign, have written to Mears, Serco and the Home Office to ask them to take three […]
Summaries of changes to asylum process & resettlement in response to Coronavirus/C-19 – 25th March 2020
Right to Remain’s summary of C-19 related changes to the asylum process – simple with pictures and very user friendly Refugee Council’s Summary of Changes to Home Office Asylum & Resettlement policy and practice in response to Covid-19 (click on the picture to be taken to the web page) Changes to Home Office Asylum & […]
Asylum Matters: Yorkshire and Humber Briefing 19th March 2020
via Mary at Asylum Matters Some of this content has already been covered on the blog already, but it’s published as is, with huge thanks to the Asylum Matters crew. in fact, for once we might even claim they’re ripping off our content *narrows eyes* Doctors of the World guidance Doctors of the World have […]
Home Office reporting centres not closed after all – UPDATE 19th March 2020
On Weds 18th Yesterday we were asked by the Home Office to inform people that reporting centres in West and South Yorkshire were closed with immediate effect, and that clients would be texted saying “please don’t come”. The HO contacted us today to say that their plan to text folks asking them not to come […]
Face to face Home Office Substantive Interviews “paused” as of 19th March 2020
via Kerstin Thompson Asylum Operations UK Visas and Immigration “Many of our applicants travel a long way to have a substantive asylum interview, which can be a lengthy interaction taking several hours. On that basis, we have decided to pause face to face substantive asylum interviews for now. That means we will be cancelling any […]
Home Office Reporting centres are shut until further notice:
On behalf of UK Home Office “With immediate effect reporting restrictions for those required to sign at our Reporting Centres in Yorkshire & Humber have been suspended in light of the current guidance around COVID-19. Everyone subject to the usual reporting regime should have provided the Home Office with a valid address or mobile phone […]
COVID 19 updates + multi-lingual resource (12th March)
No charges for testing and treatment for COVID 19 There are strong concerns that people may be deterred from seeking testing or treatment for COVID 19 for fear of being charged due to their immigration status (in accordance with the NHS Charging Regulations). Please note the link below to Government guidance which states that Coronavirus testing […]
Home Office announcement- £8 million to help “vulnerable people” apply to the EU Settlement Scheme
The Home Office have recently announced further funding for charities and local authorities to provide face-to-face, online and telephone support across the UK. Note – The 57 charities currently funded by the Home Office will have their funding extended until the end of June 2020, to allow their work to continue during the bidding process […]
2020 Right to Remain Toolkit launched
We’ve covered this a couple of times before, but it’s a new edition with new stuff in it so it’s not strictly speaking a repost This remains the best self-help guide to the UK asylum system available today. You can access all the content online, free, but if you want a hard copies you need […]
Protecting the rights of migrants to live and work in the UK after Brexit – events on 9th March 2020
via Henriette Mahamane at LCC The following events are being organised by LCC on Monday 9th March. Please see below the programme for the day: 12:00-15:00: Reginald Centre Free drop in event with presentation of the EUSS and Windrush surgery 17:00-19:00: Civic Hall banqueting suite- pre-booking required bit.ly/eusettlementschemeleeds Presentation of the Home Office on both […]
Asylum Matters – Policy update Feb 2020
Edited highlights of Asylum Matters’ most recent newsletter 1. Migrant Help Update on the AIRE Contract Migrant Help has issued a further update on the performance of its AIRE service – see attached. The letter notes that call answer times into the First Response Centre (FRC) have been at an average of under one minute […]