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Immigration Advice and Representation
Our legal team provides expert advice to people across the North West, guiding them through the immigration and asylum process.
Our legal team specialises in providing expert legal advice on immigration, concentrating on asylum and human rights. We walk with people through the immigration and asylum systems and fight for their rights.
Our lawyers represent clients at every level of the legal system and hold the Home Office to account. Our Public Law team can challenge delays, refusals, and inadequate support, to ensure people can access housing, financial help, and stability.
All our immigration caseworkers and solicitors are accredited by the Law Society and maintain an up to date knowledge of all aspects of immigration and asylum law and practice. GMIAU is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA), Registered No: N201000004.
We are extremely busy and have very limited capacity to take on cases. We cannot promise to take on any cases, but we will respond to all requests for help and give advice if we can.
What we can help with
Children and young people seeking asylum
Children in care with insecure immigration status
People at risk of domestic abuse
People affected by the Windrush scandal
Indefinite leave to remain applications for refugees
Private and family life applications
Advice for people on Health and Care worker visas
People experiencing or at risk of homelessness or destitution who have no recourse to public funds
We cannot take on new cases, but we can advise on:
New asylum claims or appeals for adults
Refugee family reunion
What we can’t help with
We are unlikely to be able to help with:
Issues with work visas except Health and Care Worker visas
Issues with student visas
British citizenship or passport applications for adults
Visitor visas
Sponsorship visas
Spouse visas (except in cases where there is domestic abuse)
Fill out our advice request form now and we will get back to you.
Other help available
The Right to Remain Toolkit is a valuable resource with information to help you navigate the system, including on the asylum process, fresh claims, appeals and more.
Kompasi is a directory of support services available in Greater Manchester.
Self-Help Resources
View allEU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
The EU Settlement Scheme enables eligible EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members to secure their immigration status in the UK. This page provides information about making late applications to the scheme.
Information for People Experiencing Domestic Abuse
If you are subject to domestic abuse and your immigration is dependent on someone else, you do not have to stay in the relationship. You might be able to apply independently for access to public funds and for indefinite leave to remain.
Partner visa applications
This is guidance for making Partner visa applications.
Settlement for Refugees
This is guidance for applying for settlement, also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain, as a refugee.
Refugee Family Reunion
The Refugee Family Reunion route is currently suspended, but is still possible to apply for your family to join you.
No Recourse to Public Funds
This is guidance on no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and 'change of conditions' applications.
Family Life Applications
This is guidance for making Family Life applications.
Fee Waiver for Human Rights applications
This is guidance for applications for a fee waiver for Human Rights applications.
