The Immigration unit is funded by the London Borough of Southwark, Lewisham and London Councils to provide a service in Southwark, Lewisham and Bromley.

We also have a contract with the Legal Services Commission.

We do not have the capacity to take on a large number of cases, but we welcome referrals from advice agencies for people who need specialist asylum, immigration and asylum support casework and representation. We aim to provide support to other agencies referring cases to us, even when we cannot take on a case. This maybe help to find other sources of advice or telephone advice to assist any regulated agency in resolving the problem themselves.

We prioritise the following types of cases:

• Appeals
• Cases involving discrimination
• Emergencies
• Family law/immigration crossover cases
• Fresh asylum claims
• Judicial Review
• Clients with mental health problems
• Review and Reconsideration appeals (where an appeal has been dismissed by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Asylum and Immigration Chamber of the First Tier or Upper Tier Tribunal)