{"id":407,"date":"2020-04-03T13:36:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T13:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harrowlawcentre.org.uk\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:14:23","slug":"immigration-and-asylum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harrowlawcentre.org.uk\/?page_id=407","title":{"rendered":"Immigration and Asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I<strong>f you already have a solicitor advising you about your immigration or asylum status you should contact them if you have questions about your status.<br><\/strong><br><strong>If you need legal advice about your immigration or asylum status we may be able to help you if:<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You are an asylum seeker<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You have been the victim of domestic violence and you are worried about the effect this may have on your immigration status<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are special rules for victims of domestic violence, we may be able to advise you about your immigration status or give you information about where you can get help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You are or have been a victim of exploitation<\/strong>and need help to regularise your immigration status (\u2018visa\u2019)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You are a child under 18 and you have been separated from your parents or guardian<\/strong> and need help to regularise your immigration status (\u2018visa\u2019)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Special rules apply to children and young people under 18, we may be able to advise you or give you information about where to get help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>RPs will expire on 31 December 2024. To prove your immigration status after this date you will need to replace your BRP with an eVisa. The expiration of your BRP card does not affect your immigration status. However, starting in 2025, the way you prove your immigration status will change. For the latest eVisas updates visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\/evisa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.gov.uk\/evisa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>If we cannot assist, you can consider approaching one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Law Society<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk\">https:\/\/solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong> IAA <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/immigration-advice-authority\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/immigration-advice-authority<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you already have a solicitor advising you about your immigration or asylum status you should contact them if you have questions about your status.If you need legal advice about your immigration or asylum status we may be able to help you if: You are an asylum seeker You have been the victim of domestic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-407","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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