Carolina: From Strength to Strength

We began representing Carolina* in approximately mid-2019, after her asylum claim had been refused by the Home Office. She was later dropped by her previous representatives, as it was their opinion that her case was not strong enough to merit legal aid. Carolina, unrepresented and with the likely and intimidating scenario of having to appear before a judge and the Home Office on her own, was urgently referred to ourselves by her friend. Taken on by one of our lawyers, it was a very complex case with two countries involved, and on face value appeared very difficult to win. When we first met Carolina, she was visibly stressed and anxious. She found it ...

Suleymaan

''I just want to thank everyone who has helped me at Asylum Justice, both directly and indirectly. I want to tell you, that you guys are the best. You have made my dream come true as when I first came to Asylum Justice I was without hope. But you made me believe in you and you all did your best to help me. I really don't know how to thank you. I am very happy only because of you, I would not be this happy if it was not for Asylum Justice and all your hard work. I want to finish by saying to all of the Asylum Justice team, thank you very much for your efforts in fighting for the rights of the deprived.'' Please note we have not used the individ...

Annual Statistics 2019: 77% Success Rate at Appeal

We have collated our statistics for the year of 2019. Below you can find a breakdown of all the areas we recorded. We would like to thank our staff, volunteers and trustees for the incredible work they do, which has all lead to incredible results. Appeal Success Rate We are proud to report that we have continued our high success rate in asylum appeals. Following from our success rate of 70% for the period between 2014-2018, we have increased to a 77% success rate in 2019. This is nearly double the national success rate (41% as per Refugee Council). We are incredibly proud of this achievement, and this is a testament to the high quality ...

Our Drop-in Services During the Coronavirus Outbreak

During the current coronavirus crisis, Asylum Justice are unable to hold our usual walk-in advice sessions in Cardiff or Swansea. Instead, clients or organisations can send an enquiry form through our website. New clients can enquire here: https://www.asylumjustice.org.uk/request-advice/ Existing clients can enquire here: https://www.asylumjustice.org.uk/existing-client-query/ Thank you for your understanding.