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OP - September 12, 2009, 04:34 AM

Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)

BID works with asylum seekers and migrants detained under Immigration Act powers, in removal centres and prisons in the United Kingdom.

Main Office: 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS

Website: www.biduk.org Tel: 020 7247 3590

British Red Cross

Provide practical and emotional assistance to vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.

British Red Cross UK Office: 44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL

Website: www.redcross.org.uk Tel: 0870 170 7000

Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees

The Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK (ICAR) is an academic research and information organisation situated in the School of Social Sciences at City University. They collect and make available independent information on asylum in the UK.

School of Social Sciences, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB

Website: www.icar.org.uk Tel: 020 7040 4596

Refugee Council

The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. Not only gives direct help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

Refugee Council Head Office: 240-250 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London SW9 8BB

Website: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk Tel: 020 7346 6700

Refugee Legal Centre

Providing legal advice and representation for those seeking protection under international and national Human Rights Asylum law

RLC Central London (Head Office): Nelson House, 153-157 Commercial Road, London E1 2DA

Website: www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk Tel: 020 7780 320

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)

Campaign for justice, by combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy.
Offers free legal advice on asylum matters.

Head office: 115 Old Street, London EC1V 9RT

Website: www.jcwi.org.uk Tel: 020 7251 8708

Refugee Action

Refugee Action is an independent national charity that works with refugees to build new lives in the UK.

Head Office: The Old Fire Station, 150 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SB

Website: www.refugee-action.org.uk Tel: 020 7654 7700

United Nations High Commission for Refugees

The UNHCR helps world uprooted peoples by providing them with basic necessities in emergencies, and in seeking long-term solutions, including voluntary return to their homes or beginning afresh in new countries.

Service de liaison de l'UNHCR pour la Suisse et le Liechtenstein 94, rue de Montbrillant, 1202 Geneve Suisse

Website: www.unhcr.ch Tel: +41 22 739 8111

Official site of the Prime Minister's Office: Number10.gov.uk

There are several ways to make your views known to the Prime Minister.

Write to Number 10

You can write to the PM at the following address:
10 Downing Street,
London,
SW1A 2AA

Email Number 10

It is possible to email the Prime Minister's Office using the link below. However, if you wish to be assured of a direct response to your query it may be better to write to Number 10 using the postal address above. Responses to emails cannot be guaranteed due to the volume received.

https://email.number10.gov.uk/

Fax Number 10

You can fax the Prime Minister on 020 7925 0918. (From outside the UK, the number is +442079250918)

You may also wish to approach a government department or agency directly. Some departments now operate email and telephone enquiry points, and some ministers also have email addresses.

Read a list of which departments are responsible for which issues, including departmental email and postal addresses.

List of Departments and Ministers

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Re: Organisations for refugees in the UK.
Reply #1 - September 12, 2009, 04:55 AM

Advice to asylum seekers

I'm an asylum seeker. I would like to write to my MP about my case. What do I do?

To find out who your local MP is enter your postcode at www.theyworkforyou.com

When writing to your MP about your asylum case it is important to include:

Formal details of your case: Home Office reference number

Port reference number

Full name and date of birth

Where you came from (including postal address), when and why you originally fled that country

UK information: Address where you have been living in the UK

Name and address of personal references (i.e. community leader, employer, friends)

Details of children's school

It is important to keep any letter to an MP short and to the point. Keep the letter focussed on the facts of your case. If possible give factual accounts of what might happen to you or your family if you were to be returned to your country of origin. Photocopies of lots of previous documents and immigration papers are not particularly helpful and will not help your case.

An MP cannot necessarily intervene directly in your case. He/she can write to the Borders and Immigration Agency on your behalf and ask them to reconsider the asylum decision.

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Reply #2 - September 12, 2009, 05:01 AM

Asylum Process

The Borders and Immigration Agency of the Home Office (formerly the Immigration Nationality Directorate) is the government department which deals with asylum applications and the support given to asylum seekers.

There are three possible outcomes of an application for asylum:

1. The asylum seeker is recognized as a refugee under the terms of the 1951 United Convention relating to the Status of Refugees2 and is granted asylum in the UK.

2. The applicant is refused asylum, but granted exceptional leave to remain for a limited period because there are humanitarian reasons for allowing the applicant to stay in the UK.

3. The applicant is refused both asylum and exceptional leave. In that case the applicant has the right to appeal to the Immigration Appellate Authority. Some applicants may have a further right of appeal to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal. Applicants may also seek a judicial review in the High Court. Once all avenues of appeal have been exhausted, then the applicant must leave the UK.

For more information of the asylum process please visit www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk

Country of origin information service

The Country of Origin Information Service (COI Service) provides accurate, objective, up-to-date, sourced information on asylum seekers' countries of origin. This information mainly focuses on human rights issues.

The information is for UK Border Agency officials involved in the asylum determination process.

Go to reports

UK Border Agency Country Specific Asylum Policy OGNs

Operational guidance notes (OGN) provide a brief summary of the general, political and human rights situation in the country and describe common types of claim. They aim to provide clear guidance on whether the main types of claim are likely to justify the grant of asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave.

View a complete list of PDF files here.

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