Whether you have come to the UK to avoid persecution at home or just for a better life, you need to know what rights you have, how to avoid potential problems, and how to get good advice when you need it.
Our guide for asylum seekers will explain how to avoid the fraudsters to give yourself the best chance of being allowed to stay.
Our guides for people from the EEA or the eight countries that joined Europe in May 2004 explain what rights you have to benefits, housing and healthcare.
How to get good asylum advice
Arriving in a new country can be bewildering, especially if you've come to the UK to get away from persecution at home. That's why it's important to get a good adviser/solicitor to help you with your asylum application. Use our...
A8: Your rights in the UK
This guide explains your rights to live and work in the UK, and offers advice on some of the problems you might encounter, if you are from one of the eight countries that became part of the European Union in May 2004.
EEA: Your rights in the UK
This guide explains your rights to live and work in the UK if you’re a national of a European Economic Area (EEA) country. Find out if you can bring your family too and if you can get help with benefits, housing and health care.
Support for asylum seekers in the UK
If you are an asylum seeker in the UK you are entitled to support (somewhere to live and money for food and clothes) whilst your claim for asylum is being decided. In this guide we explain how to get asylum support and what to do...
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