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Your rights to protection by the UK government because you have fled from another country because of fear of persecution.
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The Right to Remain Toolkit is a guide to the UK immigration and asylum system. It gives an overview of the legal system and procedures, with detailed information on rights and options at key stages, and actions you can take in support of your claim, or to help someone else.
Contains a list of helplines offering asylum seekers help with asylum applications, advice on accommodation, finding schools, finding and joining English-language classes, benefits and health.
The Refugee Council provides free advice and information to asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. Links to information on seeking asylum, information for children under 18, getting advice, therapeutic support and destitution support.
People claiming asylum in the UK can, in certain circumstances, be sent to another country to have their asylum claim processed. This fact sheet provides guidance on this process and when it can happen, including why it should not normally happen to unaccompanied children.
This fact sheet provides information on the ways in which children can be reunited with their family members who have been recognised as refugees or beneficiaries of humanitarian protection in the UK.
