If you are seeking asylum as a care leaver, you will need support understanding the immigration process and your immigration status.
We support all our care leavers to understand the immigration process. We will ensure you have access to legal immigration advice and work alongside your solicitor. We will also arrange interpreters where needed.
This is available alongside the support we offer to all care leavers which is to make sure you:
- have somewhere to live
- grow up healthy
- stay safe
- do well in education and work
And we'll work with you to make sure all this happens.
Support with your asylum application
We will continue to help to plan for 3 possible outcomes of your asylum application (triple planning) within your pathway plan.
We will help you:
- plan for a successful application to remain in the UK
- make plans for what happens if your application for leave to remain in the UK is denied
If your claim is unsuccessful
If you exhaust your right to appeal a rejection of your claim, we will continue to support you with access to legal advice and the completion of any forms, at least until your 21st birthday.
Support available
During the ages of 16 to 21 (and sometimes up to the age of 25) we will:
- help you with access to education to help you to develop written and spoken English
- provide you with a leisure pass to access the local leisure activities local to where you live
- support you with taking part in community events and activities
- ensure you have access to the right support for your emotional and mental health needs
- support you with your physical health and accessing medical care (we can help you access private treatments if there are significant delays in accessing urgent treatment through the NHS)
For further information, speak to your personal advisor.