I don't know where to start
Confusion and anxiety are common when dealing with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).
This website is the central hub of the No Recourse North East Partnership. This site hosts a mix of relevant resources, support and knowledge related to NRPF.
This website should help those seeking support and provide key information on related topics. A user should also be able to stay updated with the partnership’s work through the website alone. Still, we advise that all those who can follow our social media accounts.
This website is primarily built for use on a laptop. We have tried to design pages so that they are not awkward on tablet and mobile screens. Despite our best efforts, some pages will look squeezed and/or obscured on smaller screens.
There are many NRPF-related things to keep an eye on, but there are a few you should keep at the front of your mind.
Below is a list of five we encourage you to consider at all times.
It is a criminal offence for someone who is not qualified to provide immigration advice. Only organisations qualified with the Immigration Advice Authority can legally provide advice. If you or someone you know needs immigration advice, you should only contact qualified professionals.
As a partnership, we are happy to provide second-tier advice to organisations that are supporting people with NRPF. The IAA makes it clear that an advice service providing advice to another service is not immigration advice and does not require registration.
You can find a list of relevant solicitors who can help individuals in the North East on the ‘I am looking for legal support’ page.
Given the hostility migrants experience during their stay in the UK, we suggest that individuals keep a paper trail. This may include holding onto documents from the NHS, Local Councils, Schools, the Police, the Home Office, and others. These documents may prove useful in situations such a visa extensions, change of conditions applications and settlement procedures.
The Home Office is planning on raising the bar for settlement, and having evidence to support your applications and appeals is essential. To understand why we believe this is a bad idea, you can read our submission to the Home Affairs Committee.
As seen by the number of pages found on this website, there is a lot to learn.
We hope that our website is a place where you can do that; however, luckily, we are not alone in that endeavour. Below are four “foundational resources”; these are pieces of work we rely on daily.
Although we do not have a dedicated casework team, we encourage anyone encountering NRPF-related issues to get in touch.
We can direct you to the relevant support and provide guidance through training and engagement with the relevant bodies.