Legal Support
Asylum and Immigration Legal representatives
Search online for registered IAS agencies or for legal aid solicitor providing advice.
Immigration and Asylum law is a minefield, one person can promise you the right to remain, while another will say you must go back to your country.
Always get a client care letter, (and confirm costs if private work) before instructing anyone. Generally you need a 50% chance of success to get legal aid to pay for your solicitor, so if you cannot get this, and a private solicitor is charging you make sure there are grounds for you to make a case, and your not just paying a legal advisor to prepare an application you don’t fit the rules of.
Legal aid pays for very little time, so you need to pay attention to your case, and help your solicitor understand your need for protection.
The Right to Remain Toolkit is good place to start to understand your own case.
If your not happy with the service your legal advisor is providing then complain to them, tell them the problem and ask for what you want them to do. Theres useful resources on complaining about legal services from the Legal Ombudsman.
Local Free Immigration Advise Authority (IAS) Advice
RMC give free legal advice to all refugee and migrant people, and are IAS registered to provide free immigration advice up to Level 3, which includes also representation before the First-tier and Upper Tribunal.
There is a branch in Walsall, Wolverhampton & Birmingham online details here:
Birmingham Branch – The Refugee and Migrant Centre, Second Floor, Chamberlain Building, 36 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HN
[email protected]
If you need help, you can attend one of RMC’s three offices where our open drop-in service runs. Opening times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:00am – 1:00pm – Drop-in service (Regular appointments are booked on a first-come, first-served basis but emergencies are prioritised).
You can access support via the drop-in service, by calling us, 0800 0663 444 or completing an online enquiry form.
Whatever your Immigration Status, Brushstrokes can provide support. Our work is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) and we can provide immigration advice and services up to level 3.
Our advice can cover;
- Immigration Applications,
- Visa Extensions,
- Settlement Applications,
- Further Leave to Remain (FLR),
- Naturalisation
- Travel Documentation,
- Fee Waivers,
- BRP Cards,
- Family Reunion,
- Entry Clearance,
- Human Rights Applications (Article 3 and Article 8),
- Appeals.
For Immigration help, call 0121 565 2234 or email [email protected],
Address: 253 High Street, Smethwick, B66 3NJ
Legal Training Videos for Women
Legal training is important for women who are going through the asylum process. So they understand the process and the legal steps that take place. Sue Conlin from TACTIC has delivered these training sessions and we have published them on our You Tube channel.
Educating women on the process and preparing them for questions which may seem daunting is very important. Providing these legal training guides and PDFs will empower and educate more women on the steps they have to take.