Refugees

We are a not-for-profit legal advice organisation which specialises in advising and representing people in their immigration and asylum cases.

What We Do

We advise and represent clients in immigration, asylum and nationality law matters.

We have a contract with the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to provide the service free to people who qualify for assistance under the Legal Help scheme. We also raise funds to represent people who are not eligible for legal aid for a number of reasons but who are very vulnerable. This includes people who are destitute or women who are subject to violence.

The Supreme Court today ruled that gay asylum seekers should be granted refugee status if going back to their home country would result in them being forced to conceal their sexuality or face persecution for living openly as a gay person.

The case involving HJ, from Iran, and HT, from Cameroon. Both men are gay and claimed asylum in the UK based on a fear that they would be persecuted if they were returned to their home countries. The SSHD refused asylum in both cases.

GMIAU have a stall at the Exodus Festival on Sunday 18 July, 12-6, Manchester Town Hall and Albert Squre. Please come along and support us.

If you have any jewellery or small items of bric-a-brac that we can sell please let us know and either drop it off at the office or we can arrange to collect it from you.

Thanks for all your support

On Saturday 13 November 2010 at 7.30pm, Carol Ann Duffy will be reading some of her poems as a fundraiser for Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. Carol Ann is the Poet Laureate and will be signing copies of her books.Carol Ann Duffy

The event, to be held at St Ninian's URC, Egerton Road South, Chorlton, Manchester, costs only £10 and includes a glass of wine.

For further details or to reserve a ticket contact 0161 881 6050

Please note that the dop in clinic will be re-opening Tuesday 13th July 2010.

Referrals can continue to be made up until this date.

We will provide details of agencies in Greater Manchester who provide immigration advice.

Thank you

We could not continue to do what we do without the generous donations that we receive. One of our volunteers Laith, completed the City of Manchester 10K run last year and raised £350. Another friend and colleague Farah, acceped money instead of gifts on her wedding day. She has very geneously donated a total of £450 to date and the donations are still being received. Another colleague, Chris has also raised £250.00 in the City of Manchester 10k run.