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 all our resources so please contact us for additions, clarifications or changes. Please note where airlines are pausing their operations due to conflict extra care …

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 steps that the sponsor in the UK and family members need to take and covers who is eligible and how to make the application. Download …

Prepare, Plan, Reunite

This information is to help you think about what will be required to bring your family to the UK. It should be used as a guide and some advice may not apply in your situation. “I would advise those in the same situation not to lose hope to be reunited” …

Information for arriving family members

We have produced some short welcome packs for sponsors to share with their arriving family members. These give some basic information on what support is available and what they can expect when they arrive. Arabic – Welcome pack for families English – Welcome pack for families Farsi – Welcome pack …

Travel advice

Coronavirus advice – Please check the latest government guidance before making any travel arrangements UK travel restrictions have now been lifted. You should check the requirements of the departure country or any countries you will transit in before travelling. Some countries require a negative test certificate for transit. Some airlines still …

Cost 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 delay due to lack of funding at crucial parts of the process. We understand that many sponsors will not …