On the morning of 9th March, the Home Affairs Committee held a one-off evidence session to discuss the Home Office policy concerning refugees fleeing Ukraine. Vadym Prystaiko, the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, was interviewed alongside representatives from the Refugee Council, the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, and the
We are urging the UK government to act alongside its European neighbours to play a full and immediate part in receiving those fleeing the terrible violence in Ukraine, and to call for an immediate ceasefire and peace. In just one week, over a million people have fled Ukraine in the
The House of Lords had their second day of voting on amendments to the Nationality and Borders Bill (NBB) on 2nd March. The second day of report stage addressed sections two and three of the NBB, relating to the asylum system, refugee status determination and border control. This follows the
Members of the House of Lords debated and voted on key sections of the Nationality and Borders Bill (NBB) late into the evening of the 28th February. They covered the first two sections of the bill, relating to British citizenship and asylum/refugees. Five key amendments were voted through with resounding majorities
Asylum Welcome stands in solidarity with all Ukrainians and reaffirms its commitment to support all displaced peoples arriving in the UK by lobbying for a fairer, more dignified route to refugeehood and asylum. Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine is a political and humanitarian crisis which will permanently change the lives
As part of our Have Heart, Take Heart campaign, over 250 people have written messages of welcome for refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire. As part of our Youth Week of Action, 27 Year 12 students at Magdalen College School wrote their messages of welcome. Read their messages below...
Asylum Welcome is currently supporting a number of Afghan families in hotels across Oxfordshire. At the core of our work is our team of dedicated and versatile interpreters. Most of our interpreters are young students, including Wasi, Florence, Merzia and Fuchsia, who took some time out to chat to us about their experiences translating
In this guest blog, our good friends Refugee Resource describe the future plans for the development of a Refugee Football Group in Oxford. The Refugee Football Group is aimed at refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrant young men in Oxford and Oxfordshire who are finding it difficult to access appropriate
Asylum Welcome benefits from extraordinary support from local schools. Never has this been more apparent than during these last months. Many school communities – children, teachers, staff, parents and carers – have fundraised, collected food donations, and offered a range of support to our clients and the new Afghan arrivals. Thank you to you
Little Amal is getting closer to Oxford and on her journey from Syria to the UK this 3.5 metre puppet of a 10-year-old refugee girl is bringing hope and happiness to all she meets on her journey. Little Amal has inspired a partnership between Asylum Welcome and The Story Museum
