Join us at the next Radical Solidarity Hub meeting, Wed 29 April, 11am – 12.30pm, where we will look more closely at changes to the appeals process.
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Right to Remain April Update
New staff members We are delighted to welcome Tigist Estifanos to our team as our part-time Finance and Operations Assistant. Tigist holds an undergraduate degree… Read more »
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How to request a workshop from Right to Remain, and why we ask some organisations to pay
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We would like to take a moment to explain how groups can request a workshop from Right to Remain and why we ask some organisations to pay. We have given this a lot of thought and this blog explains our position, what stays free, how to make a request and what to expect.
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Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 23 April
Join this one hour, introductory workshop on navigating the Right to Remain Toolkit. Perfect for individuals and groups who want to understand how to get the most out of the resource, and how to share it with others.
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Farewell to John O
On 30 March 2026, a funeral for John O took place at Yardley Cemetery and Crematorium in Birmingham. John O was the original coordinator of… Read more »
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A new Young Person’s Key Guide is on the way, after a groundbreaking Young Asylum Guide
A new Young Person’s Key Guide is on the way, building on the groundbreaking Young Asylum Guide. Created to help young people understand the asylum and immigration system. This blog explains why we are updating and refreshing the guide.
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Can’t afford to pay for your visa application? You might be able to apply for a fee waiver
From 8 April 2026, fees will be going up again for immigration and nationality applications made both inside and outside the UK. This blog explains what to do if you cannot afford to pay and how you may be able to apply for a fee waiver.
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Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 16 April, 10am – 1pm
Register now for our workshop; Knowledge is Power; Detention & Enforcement, on Thurs 16 April, 10am – 1pm.
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Asylum and immigration changes: how announcements become law
This blog explains the different types of government documents you may see in asylum and immigration changes, and what each one actually does. It looks at the difference between announcements, consultations, laws, rules, guidance and court action, so it is easier to understand what has really changed.
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If you get refugee status: when does asylum support end? More changes to ‘move-on’ period
This blog explains the latest changes to the move-on period for people who are granted refugee status and now have 42 days to move from asylum support to mainstream benefits.
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Radical Solidarity Hub; making sense of the latest changes to the asylum system, 12 March, online
Join our Radical Solidarity Hub meeting on Thurs 12 March, on Zoom, to come together to try to make sense of the Govt’s recent announcements of changes to the asylum system
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Making sense of the latest changes to the asylum system
For many people still in the asylum system, the news this week has felt confusing and unsettling. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has made several speeches and announcements which follow after months of different proposals, speeches and consultations. In this blog we focus on the changes that affect people in the asylum system, and what they mean in practice.
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- Public Demands Halt to Detention Expansion: Only 2 out of 260 Consultation Submissions Support Campsfield Detention Centre Expansion
- Introducing our new Young Person’s Key Guide: Finding your way as a young person in the asylum and immigration system
- “Detention is not supposed to be punishment.” We spoke to the i paper about the government’s immigration detention expansion plan
- Right to Remain – August update
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 19 August
Legal updates
- Introducing our new Young Person’s Key Guide: Finding your way as a young person in the asylum and immigration system
- To end detention, we must stop its expansion. Object to Haslar IRC before 6 August.
- We need you to take action! First Campsfield, now Haslar: the Home Office wants a 600-bed detention centre in Gosport.
- Toolkit Update: Migrants affected by Domestic Abuse
- A major change to asylum interviews from 3 August 2026
Events
- Workshop: Introduction to the Right to Remain Toolkit, 19 August
- Online meeting, 29 July: oppose the expansion of Haslar detention centre!
- Knowledge is Power; the Asylum System workshop, 18 August. 10am – 12.30pm
- POSTPONED: Knowledge is Power; Detention and Enforcement workshop. 8 July, 10am – 1pm
- Right to Remain July Update
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When people reach the UK, the struggle isn’t over. It's a hostile environment. Right to Remain relies on grants from charitable trusts and on donations from people like you. Your donation will help us to help people in their struggles for the right to remain in the UK, and to campaign for migration justice.
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Right to Remain works with communities, groups and organisations across the UK, providing information, resources, training and assistance to help people to establish their right to remain, and to challenge injustice in the immigration and asylum system. Right to Remain is a registered charity (charity number 1192934).
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