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Includes information about provisions for children who arrive unaccompanied to seek asylum, rather than as a dependant of an adult asylum seeker.

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Immigration and legal support: by young people for young people (Video)

A film to help young people understand their rights to legal representation. Explains how solicitors work and what they do. Made for young people by young people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyTOMYjpuHs
Praxis Community Projects
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Limited leave to remain for unaccompanied asylum seeking children

This fact sheet provides information on the type of leave granted to unaccompanied children who are not granted refugee status or humanitarian protection but who the Home Office decides cannot be returned to their country of origin. 

https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/resources/uasc-leave/
Coram Children's Legal Centre
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Statelessness

Some migrants in the UK are stateless, which means that they are not considered a national under the law of any country. This factsheet provides guidance on when a child might be stateless and the process to be followed to regularise their status. 

https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/resources/stateless-children/
Coram Children's Legal Centre
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Age assessments

This factsheet explains the age assessment process for young asylum seekers who do not have documentation to prove their ages. 

https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/resources/age-assessment/
Coram Children's Legal Centre
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The immigration status of trafficked children and young people

The fact sheet provides information on the immigration statuses and various forms of leave for victims of trafficking. 

https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/resources/immigration-trafficked-children/
Coram Children's Legal Centre
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