We Can...
- ... offer friendship, support and encouragement for you.
- ... offer a sympathetic ear and some good general ideas based on shared experiences.
- ... signpost you to information and useful resources.
- ... help you connect with other LGBT asylum seekers in Manchester.
- ... suggest various places where you can receive support.
- ... tell you of good solicitors and caseworkers, and where you can get good asylum support and housing advice.
- ... help you understand the issues around public campaigns if your case reaches the point where such a campaign becomes an option.
We Can't...
- ... offer you any legal advice or undertake any formal casework regarding your claim. We are not immigration advisers. Our support work is limited to signposting, incuding directing you to a regulated immigration adviser, and the provision of general information and resources on the immigration and asylum systems.
- ... represent you in the courts.
- ... make the Home Office reach a decision more quickly on your case.
- ... write supportive statements about you until we know you well.
- ... help you get to the United Kingdom!