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 to getting advice for asylum seekers explains how to avoid the fraudsters to give yourself the best chance of being allowed to stay.
Our guide to Support for asylum seekers explains who can get help with somewhere to live and money for food and clothes, and how you get it.
How to get good asylum advice
If you are applying for aylum, it is vital that you get a good adviser/solicitor to help you with your application. Use our guide to make sure you know how to find a good adviser and how to avoid the fraudsters.
Your rights in the UK if you are from the EEA
This guide explains your rights to enter, live, work and study in the United Kingdom (UK) if you are a national of a European Economic Area (EEA) country. We also look at your rights to bring your family and to get help with housing...
Your rights in the UK if you are from an A8 country
This guide explains your rights to live and work in the UK if you are from one of the eight countries that became part of the European Union in May 2004. It also explains what to do if you have a problem...
Support for asylum seekers in the UK
If you are an asylum seeker in the UK you are entitled to somewhere to live and money for food and clothes whilst your claim for asylum is decided. In this guide we explain how to get asylum support and what to do if you are refused...
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