Welcome to Northern Refugee Centre
The Northern Refugee Centre (NRC) is a regional charity for Yorkshire and the Humber working with refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants to provide services and influence policy.
Refugees can bring new spouses to UK
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:00
The Upper Tribunal for Immigration and Asylum cases in the UK decided in July that most refugees who marry after getting their initial 5 years limited leave should be able to apply to bring their wives or husbands to the UK.
New Rules on Employing Asylum Seekers
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:22
The UK Border Agency has published the rules for asylum seekers working (Statement of Changes CM7929 ) followingto the judgment of the Supreme Court in ZO (Somalia) (see our previous news item here). They will come into force on 9 September 2010.
Asylum seekers will only be given permission to work in certain circumstances.
NRC faces large cuts to services
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 11:37
Northern Refugee Centre (NRC) is facing a possible loss of around £500,000 from its budget. The organisation is principally affected by the cuts to the RIES (Refugee Integration & Employment Service) programme by the UK Border Agency, and also faces cuts from other national funding streams, including Department for Communities and Local Government.
The organisation has entered into a redundancy process for those staff affected. It is regrettable that these cuts will have a significant impact on services provided by NRC for refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants.Refugee Women's Development Project in wind-down phase
Friday, 30 July 2010 13:55
The Refugee Women’s Development Project (RWDP) at Northern Refugee Centre is in a wind-down phase. It is due to end late August / September 2010. Unfortunately we have not been able to secure funding to continue the work. We will continue to write funding bids and hopefully will be able to continue the work at a future date.NRC wishes to give tribute to the women volunteer workers, many of whom are seeking sanctuary themselves, who have supported the project and given their time, skills and expertise to it. They demonstrate the dignity, creativity and ability of refugee women.
Refugee Settlement Applications - Procedure announced
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:07
The UKBA has now set out what those refugees granted 5 years limited after 30th August 2005 need to do to get indefinite leave to remain (settlement). This is set out on the UKBA website.
Refugees and those with Humanitarian Protection (HP) granted after that date may make a free application no earlier than 28 days before their permission to remain ends, using a new form 'SET(Protection Route)'. This can be downloaded from there, or requested by phoning the UKBA.New Red Cross Report on Asylum Seeker Destitution
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 10:21
The British Red Cross has published a new report on the dire hardship that destitute asylum seekers face called "Not Gone but Forgotten".
They call for support for all failed asylum seekers with children, access to health care throughout an asylum seeker's time in the UK, and the granting of permission to work. The report looks at the experience of failed asylum seekers and calls for a more humane system.
