“I worked as a computer engineer, I met my wife on my friend’s birthday eight years ago. she was working as a construction engineer, we started a love story and then in 2016 we got married and had a child in 2018. My life was beautiful and peaceful. But in …
Amal* was referred to us on a Friday, her husband had been recently released from detention in their home country and was about to be made street homeless on Monday. There was also concern about the supply of medication he depended on running out. Amal and her husband have known …
Farid* arrived to the UK as an unaccompanied minor from Yemen. He was granted refugee status and with the support of a solicitor he applied for family reunion with his mother and three siblings. The family reunion visas were granted ‘outside of the rules’ as it can be extremely difficult …
Khaled* had worked for international and local NGOs in Palestine before he was forced to flee and seek sanctuary in the UK. He is fluent in English and is now trying to pick up a word or two of the local Scots language. He has been granted refugee status in …
Michel* shares his experience; “I left Guinea because I was prosecuted and jailed three times. My fault was because of my political opinions as I am a member of the first opposition force party. I was acting as a member of the medical staff of the party to treat people …
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 …
In Eritrea, Asmeret brought up her three children and they attended school. They were forced to flee their home country because Asmeret’s husband was disappeared and she didn’t want her children to be conscripted in the obligatory military service. Asmeret was granted refugee status in the UK and was then …
Amir lives in Ireland, his wife and seven children were living in Beirut after fleeing Syria. “I have not seen my wife and children since 2015. I arrived in the UK in 2016 and I got my asylum papers later that year, I then went through the family reunification procedures. …
A client affected by the Covid-19 pandemic has shared his experience with the agency who are supporting him. Thank you to Tukaj Smo and our client for sharing this with us. (english translation) I am very sad. I left Syria five years ago. I ran from a war. My family stayed …
Amanuel had been living with a family friend in Ethiopia until he was reunited with his aunt Kidist this week. She tells their story: “When I was a student I discussed religion with my school friends. I am a Pentecostal Christian, it’s not allowed in my home country. The government …
