Asylum and Immigration Law

What help can we offer you?

We prioritise our resources to helping children who do not have immigration status, adult and unaccompanied child asylum seekers, victims of trafficking and modern slavery and victims of domestic violence.

We undertake work at all stages of the immigration and asylum process, including representing individuals and families in appeals and applications for judicial review.

This may include:

Asylum claims of unaccompanied children and young people
Fresh asylum and human rights claims
Immigration claims of children in families supported by a local authority
Leave to remain in the UK if you have been a victim of domestic violence

We will provide you with initial advice. You may then be able to resolve your problem yourself or you may need ongoing advice and representation from one of our advisors.

We also deliver bespoke legal advice projects to meet the needs of migrant communities:

Citizenship for young people (Kids in Need of Defence UK):

Pro bono legal advice to help children and young people make applications for citizenship.

Migrant rights:

Legal advice and knowledge building to newly arrived families from Syria who have been settled in Coventry under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. Information on legal rights to migrants and refugees being supported by the region wide Mi Friendly Cities project.

How can you access this service?

You can be referred to us by an organisation that is already supporting you. Or you can visit our offices, call 0247 622 3053 or complete this online form.

Between October and June we run a weekly-advice clinic with the help of students from Warwick University Law School. Contact us to find out the when the next clinic is.

Other sources of help and information

Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre

Advice Now – Information on Immigration and Nationality

We are registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) and accredited by the Law Society to provide immigration and asylum legal advice and representation.

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