Call for evidence: refugee family reunion – adopted children

JCWI have applied for permission to intervene in the case of AK (Afghanistan) v SSHD C4/2019/2480. The Appellants (represented by Duncan Lewis) are challenging the family reunion provisions relating to de facto adoptions. The immigration rules as drafted make it impossible for refugees in the UK to sponsor adopted children in countries which are not…

Evidence for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Download this submission Join the campaign for migrants’ rights About JCWI JCWI was founded in 1967 to ensure that the rule of law and human rights are respected in the immigration system. We are the UK’s leading immigration charity covering all aspects of immigration, asylum, and nationality law. Our clients comprise mainly of migrants from…

Myth busting the government's arguments for the 'No Recourse to Public Funds' visa rule

After 10,000 people signed our petition calling for the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) visa condition to be scrapped, the government was obliged to respond. No Recourse to Public Funds leaves migrants with no safety net, makes families homeless, traps women with violent partners and leaves children hungry. Attempting to justify it is defending the indefensible.…