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Refugee Action produces a number of leaflets providing advice to asylum seekers and those working with asylum seekers in a wide range of languages. The leaflets are available as PDF files to download and print - you will need free Adobe software to use them.
We also produce advice for asylum seekers considering voluntary return to their countries of origin through our Choices project. Asylum advice is also available directly from our asylum teams across the country.
If you cannot find what you need below, various client information translations are at the following address:
http://languages.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Section 4 support (general)
Support options after a final asylum refusal
Offence of being undocumented (Section 2)
Sodexho helpline
Refugee women: know your rights
Section 4 support (general)
If you were an asylum seeker whose asylum claim has been finally refused and you have no means of support, you may be eligible for Section 4 NASS support. Our information sheet explains who Section 4 support is for, what it is and how to apply.
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Support options after a final asylum refusal
The support and accommodation to which you are entitled changes depending on your immigration status. This information sheet on support options is for people whose asylum claim has been finally refused.
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Dari
Farsi
French
Kurdish Badani
Kurdish Sorani version
Lingala
Mandarin
Mongolian
Pashto
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Somali
Swahili
Tamil
Tigrinya
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese
Offence of being undocumented (Section 2)
Are you going to claim asylum or go to an asylum interview? Do you have valid documentation?
It is now a crime for you to enter the UK or to attend an asylum interview without a valid document which states your name and nationality or citizenship. It is also a crime for you not to provide a valid document for any children dependant on you.
Our information sheet explains what are considered as valid documents and what the Government considers a reasonable excuse.
This policy is being reviewed and is not currently available in translation.
Sodexho helpline
If you are having Emergency Support Token (EST) delivery problems you can call the Sodexho helpline on 01276 687 099.
Our information sheet on calling the Sodexho helpline is available below in 25 languages.
Albanian version
Arabic version
Czech version
Dari version
Farsi version
French version
Kurdish Badani version
Kurdish Sorani version
Lingala version
Mongolian version
Ndebele version
Pashto version
Polish version
Portuguese version
Punjabi version
Romanian version
Russian version
Shona version
Somali version
Spanish version
Swahili version
Tamil version
Turkish version
Urdu version
Refugee women: know your rights
Are you a refugee woman or woman seeking asylum?
You have the right to be safe while living in the UK. You have the right to be safe in your home, when you go out, within your community, at places you visit and where you work. Women in the UK, including refugees and asylum seekers have rights when they are married or in relationships and if that relationship or marriage ends. You also have rights regarding your children. Women do not have to suffer domestic violence, which is any type of abuse in your home.
Your rights are upheld by the laws of the UK. The leaflets below contain more information about these rights. The leaflets can also tell you what to do if you think your rights are not being respected.
'Women: feel safer in the community'
This leaflet tells you about the British laws and services that offer protection to all women, including refugees and asylum seekers:
Arabic
English
Farsi
French
Somali
'Mothers: know your rights'
This leaflet explains the rights of parents in relation to children:
Arabic
English
Farsi
French
Somali
'Women: know your legal rights - marrying and living together'
This leaflet covers some issues which may concern you. It is about the law in the United Kingdom in relation to marrying and living together:
Arabic
English
Farsi
French
Somali
'Women: know your legal rights - when a relationship ends'
This leaflet tells you what your rights are when you want to end a marriage or seperate from someone:
Arabic
English
Farsi
French
Somali
'Women: don't suffer in silence'
This leaflet tells you about domestic violence. Domestic violence is a crime, it can include physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse. It can be committed by a husband, a partner, a son or daughter or a father or mother: anyone who has lived with you:
"I don't have happy memories of childhood. I remember the sound of people being beaten, and women screaming."