Immigration & Asylum – Greater Manchester Law Centre

Ashwood Solicitors community outreach

Ashwood Solicitors can assist with asylum claims including appeals, domestic violence and immigration-related issues, human trafficking and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

They run the following clinics:

Tuesday mornings at Mustard Tree

Wednesday mornings at Longsight Library

Wednesday afternoons at the Pakistani Community Centre.

Please contact Ashwood Solicitors for more information.

Tel: 0161 248 4444

Asylum Support Housing Advice (ASHA)

Tel: 0161 227 8555
Email: info@asha.gmiau.org
Web: www.gmiau.org
Address: 669 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester, M12 4QE

Boaz

Tel: 0161 202 1056
Email: info@boaztrust.org.uk
Web: http://boaztrust.org.uk
Address: Westerling Way, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7EA

The Boaz Trust is a Christian organisation accommodating destitute asylum seekers and refugees in Greater Manchester.

Chrysalis

Tel: 0161 226 0162
Email: j.asumu@btinternet.com
Web: www.chrysalisfamilycentre.wordpress.com
Address: Westerling Way, Moss Side, Manchester, M16 7EA

Benefits and housing advice for Migrant families. Informal service for emotional support.

Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU)

Tel: 0161 740 7722
Email: shakura@gmiau.org
Web: www.gmiau.org
Address: 1 Delaunays Road, Manchester, M8 4QS

Manchester Refugee Support Network

Tel: 0161 868 0777
Email: belay@mrsn.org.uk
Web: www.mrsn.org.uk
Address: 129 Princess Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M14 4RB

Refugee Action

Help and advice for refugees and asylum seekers on issues including the asylum process and how to access support. Practical support and guidance for people who are resettling in the UK having fled conflict and persecution, and Local Authorities who are participating in Resettlement schemes.Support and advice for refugees and asylum seekers struggling with the asylum process, poverty and homelessness.

Tel: 0161 831 5420

Web: http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/refugee-action-greater-manchester/

Address: 179 Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester M15 5TJ

Revive

Their immigration advice is mainly aimed at asylum seekers and refugees with no access to Legal Aid.

Tel: 0161 223 5668

Web: www.revive-uk.org

Address: 187 Grey Mare Ln, Manchester M11 3ND

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