together now

Reuniting refugee families

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Together Now supports refugees living in the UK to reunite with family members they have been forced to leave behind whilst fleeing persecution. Many people in this situation do not have the means to fund...

Costs of family reunion

Costs of family reunion This guidance provides an overview of the likely costs of refugee family reunion. This is to help sponsors and their advisers plan for the costs in advance and not face unnecessary...

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Every donation really counts. We do not receive any government funding and we are reliant on your donations. All our casework is undertaken by volunteers so we are able to maintain very low running costs....

Walaa’s story

“My dream is to become an electronics engineer. My sister Wigdan’s dream is to become a doctor. My sister Nasma’s dream is to become a...

Fawad’s experience with a loan

Fawad* is an Afghan with Refugee Status living in the UK with his wife and children and working as a shop assistant whilst studying to...

Mohammed’s story

"My name is Mohammed Omar. I am from Sudan. I had married a woman and she gave me three children, three boys. Then we got...

Service User group established

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Awards for All fund we are setting up our first group for those with lived experience of refugee...

Advice: Booking flights

This short guide is to help families who are booking flights for family members travelling on a Refugee Family Reunion visa. We welcome feedback on...

Waiting times for Refugee Family Reunion Visas increases threefold

This month Home Office waiting times for processing family reunion visas for refugees or those with humanitarian protection increased from 12 weeks to 9 months....

Report by ICIBI into the backlog in decision on Refugee Family Reunion applications

This week the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration published a report on their reinspection of family reunion applications. "Sadly, my inspection team found that rather...

Family reunion road map (British Red Cross)

This document from the British Red Cross sets out the process for applying for visas to be reunited with family members. It sets out the...