Through the Greater Manchester Strategy, our politicians have committed to make Greater Manchester a place “where everyone can live a good life, growing up, getting on and growing old in a greener, fairer more prosperous city region”. But at Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) we know that all too…
12/07/24 Update The new Labour government have said that they will not be continuing with the Rwanda plan. The Prime Minister said the Rwanda policy was “dead and buried”. What this means is that:– It is very unlikely that anyone will be removed to Rwanda, now or in the future.– It is very…
Please note that we are no longer looking for new trustees – 08/05/2024 Help Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) overcome immigration injustice by becoming a board member. We are the leading immigration legal advice centre in the North West and our advice and representation changes lives. Do you want…
Updated June 2025 The Home Office is now using a digital system – eVisas – for people to prove their immigration status. Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) cards – a plastic card with your name, photograph and immigration status on it – are no longer being issued. Instead you will need…
We have received reports that the Home Office have been calling individuals to offer ‘voluntary departure’ to Rwanda and offering money. If you or someone you know has received a call, we recommend:
January 2024 Click here to download this briefing as a Word document Summary Significant numbers of new refugees in Greater Manchester (GM) are being forced into precarious housing or street homelessness because the Home Office is intentionally evicting them from asylum accommodation, a situation the Deputy Mayor for Greater Manchester…
***Applications for this role are now closed.*** We’re looking for a Finance and Legal Assistant to work in our Manchester office. Please read all of the documents in the application pack below and return the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form by post to Applications, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid…
Over the course of this year the government have announced plans to “streamline” certain asylum cases. This means processing the case without an interview, meaning a decision is made faster than usual. The reason is because the government have made a commitment to make faster decisions and clear the backlog…
To Penny Mordaunt and Robert Jenrick Back in May, we wrote to the Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick asking why we were seeing no extra help for people from Sudan to come to the UK. We wanted to share how we were feeling, our worries for our families. Thank you to…
“I’ve got many friends here, and everyone I talk to says they have no solicitor. It’s the biggest problem my friends are facing as well. It affects me. I feel like my heart is broken for them. I’ve heard a lot about how they struggle with the waiting. They told…