We believe that families should be able to live together if they wish. We are optimistic about what the next government has the opportunity to deliver for refugee families. “We were apart for over two years. During this time, my family faced numerous hardships, including financial instability, lack of access …
Around 30% of the families supported by Together Now are Sudanese. The current conflict in Sudan has posed key challenges to the following families we work with: Families applying for visas are unable to do so because of the closure of the Visa Application Centre in Khartoum. Consequently, they are …
We are proud to be part of a global Multistakeholder Pledge to aim to help at least 1 million refugees reunite with their families by 2030. More details on this initiative and how to pledge can be found here. Our pledge Together Now believe all families should be able to …
6 February 2024 In 2023 6114 family reunification visas were granted to the family members of refugees living in the UK. Over the same period the Red Cross supported around 1000 individuals and Together Now provided travel assistance for 340. This amounts to around 20% of those granted a visa …
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 family reunion. We want this group to become ‘experts by experience’ and shape our work and that of other organisations. We are really excited to …
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. Our current experience is that families often wait 12 months or longer for visas for their family. Refugees are only able to apply for …
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 than building on the recommendations resulting from ICIBI’s last inspection in 2019, the Home Office’s performance has actually deteriorated. This inspection reveals a system beset …
“When you’re experiencing something, you can understand the issues and challenges, and from that you can work towards the solution.” Interviewee with lived experience. As part of the Clore Social Leadership course one of our trustees worked with representatives to produce a toolkit on lived experience leadership for small charities. …
Having become aware of the increasingly difficult situation faced for those arriving into the UK we invited recently reunited families from the North West to a feedback and social event in Manchester. Our 46 attendees included Iranian, Yemeni, Syrian and Sudanese families and there was an emphasis at the session …
Together Now have been working on refugee family reunion since 2010. We want to learn more about families’ experiences after arriving in the UK. This will help us improve our services. We will also share the information with other organisations so they can also use it to improve their service …
