Legal Advice & Immigration Help in London
Free, verified legal advice & immigration help for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in London. Find addresses, opening hours, and contact details.
Asylum Aid (part of Helen Bamber Foundation)
Specialist legal representation for vulnerable asylum seekers, refugees, stateless people. Joined Helen Bamber Foundation in 2020. Works through complexity of individual legal cases to secure protection for survivors of trafficking, torture and persecution.
📍 Bruges Place, 15-20 Baynes Street, Camden NW1 0TFBail for Immigration Detainees (BID)
Free legal advice, information and representation to people in immigration detention across the UK
📍 1b Finsbury Park Road, Hackney N4 2LA📞 020 7456 9750British Red Cross - London Refugee Support
Casework support on asylum support, welfare benefits, housing, community care. Destitution centre in Hackney with showers, laundry, computers. Emergency food, clothing, hygiene packs.
📍 5 Aztec Row, Berners Road, Islington N1 0PW📞 020 7704 5670City University Law School's Community Legal Advice Centre
Free legal aid advice on certain areas of law for people who are not eligible for legal aid and cannot afford to pay
📞 020 7040 5414Community of Congolese Refugees in Great Britain (CORECOG)
Advice, casework for Congolese and French speaking African refugees and asylum seekers. Housing, immigration, welfare benefits casework
📍 Stephen Lawrence House, 90 Green Gate House, Plaistow, Newham E13 0AS📞 020 8548 4073Ealing Law Centre
Asylum, trafficking, DV, general immigration issues
📍 Cherington Rd, London, Ealing W7 3HL📞 020 8579 4598East European Resource Centre
Eastern European Migrants ONLY
📍 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith W6 0RF📞 020 8741 1288Freedom from Torture
Specialist therapy and rehabilitation for survivors of torture. Clinical services, medico-legal reports, welfare and housing support, creative arts programme. Purpose-built centre designed for trauma survivors.
📍 111 Isledon Road, Islington N7 7JW📞 020 7697 7777Greenwich Migrant Hub
Drop-in service offering free advice and practical support to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Greenwich
📍 Woolwich Common Community Centre, 17 Leslie Smith Square, Greenwich SE18 4DW📞 07522 041500Hackney Council Refugee Migrant Drop-in
*Now Hackney residents only. Help with asylum seekers and refugees in Hackney, who have recently received a positive decision
📍 Dalston CLR James Library, Dalston Square, Hackney E8 3BQ📞 07504 332706Haringey Migrant Support Centre
Registration for new enquiries (immigration advice, housing advice)
📍 St. John Vianney Church, 386 West Green Road, Haringey N15 3QL📞 07544 078332Helen Bamber Foundation
Specialist support for survivors of trafficking, torture and extreme human cruelty. Therapy, medical advice, legal protection, housing and welfare, counter-trafficking, community integration. Three-stage care plan: housing/welfare first, then health, then legal/employment.
📍 Bruges Place, 15-20 Baynes Street, Camden NW1 0TFIslington Somali Community
Ask for Yusef and let them know the Islington Centre sent you. Can help with Evisa.
📍 225-227 Seven Sisters Road, Islington N4 2DA📞 02072720550Jesuit Refugee Service
Day Centre for destitute asylum seekers not eligible for asylum support. All nationalities, all faiths. Appointment system for new visitors
📍 The Hurtado Jesuit Centre, 2 Chandler Street, Tower Hamlets E1W 2QT📞 020 7488 7310Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI)
Undocumented/irregular migrants ONLY
📍 115 Old Street, Islington EC1V 9RT📞 0207 251 8708Latin American House
Immigration advice for Latin Americans, Spanish and Portuguese speakers EUSS advice
📍 10 Kingsgate Place, Camden NW6 4TA📞 020 7372 8653Latin American House
Sessions max 45 minutes. One query per session/person.
📍 10 Kingsgate Place, Camden NW6 4TA📞 020 7372 8653Lewisham Migrant Refugee Network
Asylum/immigration, housing, welfare
📍 341 Evelyn Street, Westminster SE8 5QX📞 020 8694 0323London Black Women's Project
Any BME women who've experienced domestic violence. Advice on legal, housing, domestic violence.
📍 661 Barking Rd, London, Newham E13 9EX📞 020 8472 0528MiCLU (Migrant & Refugee Children's Legal Unit)
Specialist legal representation for migrant and refugee children. Represents young people displaced by war, fleeing abuse, trafficked for exploitation, or separated from families. 100% success rate in direct representation. Strategic litigation for systemic change. Kids in Need of Defense UK project for undocumented children.
📍 Islington Law Centre, 38 Devonia Road, Islington N1 8JH📞 020 7288 7630Migrant Help
Official Home Office partner providing asylum support advice. Help with accommodation, financial support, dedicated caseworkers and translators. Free asylum helpline. Note: see also separate Migrant Help eVisa Drop-In Clinic listing.
📍 London-wide📞 0808 8010 503Migrant Help eVisa Drop-In Clinic
Support with submitting eVisa applications. Please bring BRP/BRC and passport if possible.
📍 North Library, Manor Gardens, Islington N7 6JX📞 7483170100Migrant Legal Action
Advocacy and advice in immigration and nationality London-wide
📍 53 Addington Square, Southwark SE5 7LB📞 020 3150 1470Notre Dame Refugee Centre
Advice for asylum seekers, refugees, those wishing to regularise status, citizenship queries and family members of EU nationals. Housing & Welfare benefits advice
📍 16 Leicester Square, Westminster WC2H 7NH📞 020 7440 2669Praxis (#1)
Provides practical, legal and emotional advice for migrants (Tower Hamlets only)
📍 Pott Street, Tower Hamlets E2 0EF📞 020 7729 7985Praxis (#2)
Free immigration advice to people in London. In some cases, can offer representation. Focus on human rights grounds.
📍 Pott Street, Tower Hamlets E2 0EF📞 020 7729 7985Rainbow Migration (formerly UKLGIG)
Free and confidential legal advice and emotional support for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum. Guidance on asylum applications, interviews, evidence gathering, appeals. In-person support groups in London (men's, women's, trans groups fortnightly). Help accessing health services and housing.
📍 The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Lambeth SE11 5RR📞 020 7922 7811RAMFEL (Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex and London)
Legal advice (OISC Level 3), casework, destitution support, crisis intervention for ~1000 clients/year. Immigration, housing, homelessness advice. Foodbank, ESOL classes, integration support. Also at Cardinal Heenan Centre, Ilford.
📍 The People's Place, 80-92 High Street, Stratford, Newham E15 2NE📞 020 7052 5712Refugee Council - Infoline
National info and support line for people seeking asylum experiencing or at risk of crisis. Housing pathways, children's services, therapeutic counselling, employment support.
📍 PO Box 68614, London, Stratford E15 9DQ📞 020 7346 6700Refugee Council - London Destitution Service
Advice service for vulnerable and homeless asylum seekers who have lost contact with their asylum application. Referrals to legal advice, health, shelters, hosting schemes.
📍 Drop-in in Hackney (check website), HackneyRenewal Programme: Refugee and Migrant Project
Support for undocumented Newham residents facing destitution. Food bank service available. In-person drop-ins and online referrals now available
📍 395 High Street North, Newham E12 6PG📞 0208 471 6954Renewal Refugee and Migrant Project
Advice, advocacy and support for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants on benefits, housing, immigration, debt. Emergency support for NRPF
📍 66b Sebert Road, Forest Gate, Newham E7 0NJ📞 020 8221 9200Right to Remain Toolkit
Free step-by-step guide to UK asylum and immigration system. Covers asylum claims, appeals, human rights cases, detention, destitution, housing. Written by experts including people with lived experience. Available in multiple languages. Also runs workshops.
📍 UK-wideRights of Women
Immigration (Women ONLY) EUSS advice (Women ONLY)
📍 52-54 Featherstone Street, Hackney EC1Y 8RT📞 020 7490 7689Shpresa Programme
Promotes participation of Albanian-speaking refugees and migrants in UK. Education, training, employment support. Family wellbeing services
📍 30 Avenons Rd, London, Newham E13 8HT📞 020 7511 1586South London Refugee Association (SLRA)
Frontline community org supporting refugees, asylum seekers, migrants in South London since 1991. Immigration advice and casework, practical support, social and therapeutic support. Helps ~1000 people/year including trafficking survivors, homeless, unaccompanied young people.
📍 The Woodlawns Centre, 16 Leigham Court Rd, Streatham, Lambeth SW16 2PJ📞 020 3490 3443Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers
Safe space for clients. Hot lunches, advice and support around health, housing, immigration, education, employment, social activities
📍 Copleston Centre, Copleston Road, Southwark SE15 4AN📞 020 7732 0505Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers - Copleston Centre
Services include advice, creative activities, lunch, creche, gardening, ESOL, storytelling, conversation class
📍 Copleston Centre, Copleston Road, Southwark SE15 4AN📞 020 7732 0505Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers - South London Mission
Advice, lunch, games, employability skills, health and inclusion, conversation class
📍 256 Bermondsey Street, Southwark SE1 3UQ📞 020 7732 0505Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers - Trinity College Centre
Advice, creative activities, lunch, creche, gardening, health and inclusion, conversation class
📍 Trinity College Centre, Newent Close, Southwark SE15 6EF📞 020 7732 0505The AIRE Centre
Provides legal advice for EEA nationals only
📍 Unit 2.10 in The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road, Tower Hamlets E2 9DA📞 020 7831 4276Young Roots
Charity for young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-25. Weekly Advice & Support Hubs with youth activities, one-to-one casework, legal advice and counselling through partners. English mentoring, youth welfare, sports. Also in Brent and King's Cross.
📍 St Mary Magdalene Church, Canning Road, Croydon CR0 6QD📞 020 8684 9140