We are pleased to host a free training session on mental illness in asylum law preparation. The training will consider: Common presenting mental health difficulties in refugees and asylum-seekers Impact of trauma on mental health Risk and resilience factors Prevalence Depression Psychosis PTSD Complex PTSD Dissociative disorders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Understanding PTSD and Complex PTSD diagnoses…
The UK government will deliver on its commitment to open a new visa for Hong Kong BN(O) status holders on Sunday 31 January.
Trainer: Edward Mynott Level: OISC level 2/ Intermediate CPD: 12hrs Online training: we will send a link to attend the course, hosted on Zoom, prior to the training. This course is suitable for those sitting the OISC competence assessment at Level 2. It will provide delegates with an understanding of the main aspects of immigration…
Heather immigrated to the UK from Canada in 2009. Over the last 11 years, she has been on three different UK visa types (student, work and partner). Her first application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK under the 10 year Long Residence route was rejected in 2019 due to excess, work-related absences. In…
The global pandemic has hit all of us really hard and migrants have faced unique problems. Many have been working on the front lines of the health crisis, or in other key roles, and they’ve had difficulty getting access to the support they need to keep themselves and their families safe. Drops in income affect…
Our new report When the Clapping Stops: EU Care Workers after Brexit explores EEA+ care workers’ awareness, understanding and experiences of the EU Settlement Scheme. Our research finds that as well vulnerable EEA+ citizens, care workers and other key workers – the very people we are relying on to pull us through the COVID crisis –…
Deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme 30 June 2021.
82 organisations have signed a joint letter to the Home Secretary, calling for urgent action to prioritise public health over anti-immigrant policy. The vaccination programme is being put at risk by the hostile environment. The Home Secretary must act now to ensure everyone is safe and able to access the NHS. We urged the Home…
Download this paper Stay up to date with JCWI Joint Contribution for RAMP Cross-Party Submission A safe and legal route from France to the UK through a humanitarian visa scheme 15 January 2021 Note: The following submission outlines policies proposed jointly by The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, Detention Action, Refugee Rights Europe,…
We’ve written to the government’s scientific advisors, urging them to look at how Home Office policies are putting lives in danger in this pandemic. In the letter we call for changes to ensure: A vaccination programme that works for everyone, regardless of immigration status. That means we need a firewall between the NHS and the Home Office,…