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, advice 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.
Due to the challenges and 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.
Should you be looking for language support, it may be tempting to reach for Google Translate or a similar AI Tool. We recognise the value they provide. Despite this, we do not recommend using such tools in legal situations; a dedicated, skilled interpreter will be needed. Should you need an interpreter, we recommend GREC Language Services. To support you or your interpreter, the partnership has developed a Basic and Advanced glossary of key immigration terms.
If you think something is missing from these documents or find any of the explanations confusing, please get in touch. We are happy to edit this document to suit our audience’s demands.
As seen by the number of pages found on this website, there is a lot to learn.
We hope this website helps you learn and find what you need. However, we are not the only source of support. Below are four “foundational resources” 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.