Wider support and information

Other services for asylum seekers in Bristol

We work closely with our partners in BRASP to support people living in the Bristol area.

• Aid Box Community—clothes, supplies, support and friendship
• Borderlands—drop-in, food, ESOL classes, sleep sessions, mentoring
• Bristol Hospitality Network—drop in, ESOL classes, food and advice service for people who are destitute
• Project Mama—mother companions for pregnant women
• Refugee Women of Bristol—drop in, ESOl classes, crèche, food (women only)
• The Haven—specialist health service for people seeking asylum and refugees
• Red Cross Refugee Services—destitution support, move on support for people with status and family reunion

More information about services for refugees and asylum seekers in Bristol can be found here. Leaflets are available in the following languages:

• Albanian – Shqiptar
• Amharic – አማርኛ
• Arabic – عربى
• Bengali – বাংলা
• English
• Farsi – فارسی
• French – Français
• Georgian – ქართული
• Kurdish Kurmanji – kurmancî
• Kurdish Sorani – کوردیی سۆرانی
• Mandarin – 普通话
• Pashto – پښتو
• Portugese – Português
• Russian – Русский
• Somali – Soomaali
• Spanish – Español
• Tamil – தமிழ்
• Tigrinya – ትግርኛ
• Turkish – Türk
• Ukranian – українська
• Urdu – اردو
• Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt

Getting help outside Bristol

If you live outside of Bristol, you could contact Refugee Council or Migrant Help.

Resources and information

Right to Remain Toolkit – A guide to the UK immigration and asylum system

If you are struggling with an asylum claim or need more information about how to start a claim, you might find the Right to Remain Toolkit useful (click here).

The Toolkit gives an overview of the legal system and procedures. It includes detailed information on rights and options at key stages and actions you can take in support of your claim or to help someone else. It also includes helpful videos in 5 languages (English, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish and French).

Health advice

NHS Charges — Patients not Passports has designed a toolkit to support you in advocating for people facing charges for NHS care, it is available on their website. Asylum Matters has produced a clear summary of healthcare access rights and charges for migrants. You can read it here (PDF file).

Mental Health — Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust have produce a film called Someone to talk to: a short guide for asylum-seeking people and refugees to mental health support following trauma.

Below are links to the NHS “Coping strategies for anxious times” leaflet in several languages:

• Albanian – Shqiptar
• Arabic – عربى
• Bengali – বাংলা
• English
• Farsi – فارسی
• French – Français
• Mandarin – 普通话
• Pashto – پښتو
• Polish – Polski
• Romanian – Română
• Somali – Soomaali
• Sorani – Soranî
• Tigrinya – ትግርኛ
• Turkish – Türk
• Ukrainian – Yкраїнський
• Urdu – اردو
• Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt

Accommodation and housing advice

The Shelter website has information about how asylum seekers and refugees can find accommodation.

The Windrush Generation

If you are seeking help with issues relating to the Windrush Generation there is a Home Office factsheet available here. There are details about how to apply for the Windrush Scheme on the Government website.

Information for people seeking asylum:

Information on money

Information on health

Information on getting a solicitor

Information on claiming asylum

Information on accommodation

Information after receiving a positive asylum decision