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 …
We are disappointed at the news that the Nationality and Borders Bill will become law. With others in the sector, we will continue to campaign against these laws that will unjustly penalise those seeking asylum in the UK. Here one of our clients shares his views: “I understand and know …
“I left Syria because of the war the country is going through. I left behind my three children, my wife and my father, who seventy-five years old. I went in search of a better life for their future. I arrived in the United Kingdom and, after obtaining the right of …
We are pleased to announce that The British Academy have funded a research project to allow us to explore the lived experience of refugee families after reunion. ‘When the Dust Settles’ aims at understanding the lived experience of refugee families one or more years after the arrival of relatives through …
In the two weeks since the end of the UK Covid-19 travel restrictions, we have been reflecting on the impact of the pandemic on our clients and our organisation. We wanted to make sure we have gone some way to capture the effects of this extraordinary time on some of …
We believe that all refugee families should be able to live together if they wish and that all families fleeing persecution should be given the same treatment by the UK government. We welcome the safe and legal routes that the UK government has opened up to people fleeing from Ukraine …
Introduction We believe refugee families should be able to live together if they choose. We are highlighting the impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill on families being able to be reunited. The Bill proposes a two-tier system that will leave some refugees with no right to family reunion. Family …
We supported G with travel for his two teenage siblings H and R. Unfortunately they were not granted exit visas at the same time and due to the situation in Ethiopia deteriorating they travelled to the UK separately. “When we were in our home country the rule of the country …
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 …
“In Eritrea we used to work in agriculture we have big farming and in yearly basis we plant and maize and other harvest and also, we used to study. I left my country because of the regime and the slavery. In Eritrea we have dictatorship for 30 years and you’re literally …
