Welfare Advice

Advice on accessing support:

  • welfare benefits

  • education

  • housing

  • utilities - gas, water, electricity, phone & internet

  • medical access - doctor, dentist, hospital, vaccinations

  • school access - primary school, secondary school and college

Legal Advice

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are not currently taking on new clients for legal advice.

Very often refugees and asylum seekers in Kingston can struggle to find the appropriate support, whether that be legal assistance, access to education or booking hospital appointments. We offer free information and legal advice for refugees and asylum-seekers who live in Kingston and the surrounding areas.

Our friendly and knowledgeable team are accredited by the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) and Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) up to Level 3.

What we can help with

Immigration advice on areas such as:

  • Asylum

  • Family reunion

  • Fresh claims for asylum

  • Indefinite leave to remain after 5 years refugee status

  • Citizenship

Contact us to request help

Depending on our workload and capacity at the time when you contact us, we will either be able to offer you a one-off consultation, or more intensive support.

Call 020 8547 0115 or write to admin@refugeeactionkingston.org.uk.