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Exorcise the ghosts of the past from the Home Office

Keep Halloween free this year and join us for our Day of Action to highlight the nightmare which migrants can face while struggling to navigate complicated, and costly, visa routes in the UK. We have had years of grisly fees, ghoulish policies, and grotesque treatment of migrants. We now have the opportunity to exorcise the ghosts of the past though, and change the house of horrors the Home Office has been. We will be working with organisations around the country on a host of activities to raise awareness about what…

Keep Halloween free this year and join us for our Day of Action to highlight the nightmare which migrants can face while struggling to navigate complicated, and costly, visa routes…

Migrant Voice calls for regularisation

The reasons people become undocumented can be varied, and are often through no fault of their own. People who have lived in the UK for decades, people with families and friends, people just living their lives, stripped of their residence status overnight for the simplest of things. Together with more than 80 other organisations, and with more than 145 signatories in total, we have written an open letter to the Home Secretary to implement policies which make it easier for people to secure a recognised status. People do not choose…

The reasons people become undocumented can be varied, and are often through no fault of their own. People who have lived in the UK for decades, people with families and…

e-Visas: find out what they mean

A dramatic change in the visa system is coming in December, one which risks leaving migrants without status. Despite having five years to plan for it, the shift to digital visas in December is still in chaos, with little to no information having been shared by the Home Office, and many migrants unable to even start the process of setting up their accounts. Ahead of this shift from physical to digital visas, on Tuesday 25 June we organised a national network meeting with an expert panel, from across different regions…

A dramatic change in the visa system is coming in December, one which risks leaving migrants without status. Despite having five years to plan for it, the shift to digital…

Take action on visa costs - take our survey

In April 2024, the threshold for skilled workers increased to £38,700 & spousal visas are now £29,000. With the visa and immigration fees increasing up to 35% in October 2023 and the 66% increase to the Immigration Health Surcharge, many families already find themselves in poverty, debt and destitution to be able to pay for these. Amid a cost of living crisis, this puts an unhealthy, unnecessary strain on people, some will risk losing status and becoming undocumented, this is already happening at an alarming rate. We need urgent action…

In April 2024, the threshold for skilled workers increased to £38,700 & spousal visas are now £29,000. With the visa and immigration fees increasing up to 35% in October 2023…

Volunteers for Migrant Voice’s London office

Migrant Voice is looking for a volunteer/s to support our work in London Our London office is one of the hubs of our national UK Migrant Voices for Change network. Through the network hubs we bring communities together and engage in activities to ensure migrants have the skills, confidence, tools and platforms to speak out in the media, campaign or advocate for migrants’ rights. The aim is always to create positive change for migrants, bringing about social justice and campaigning against discrimination, xenophobia, racism and unjust policies. We would like to…

Migrant Voice is looking for a volunteer/s to support our work in London Our London office is one of the hubs of our national UK Migrant Voices for Change network. Through…

Our Migration Week roundtable: how Britain diverged from its international obligations on migration.

As part of our efforts to have a migration system that respects the dignity of all people and adheres to the UK’s commitment on the global stage, and to advance the discussion on migration beyond the hostile narrative that is presented by the current government, Migrant Voice organised a Roundtable Event for Migration Week 2024. The panel consisted of speakers who are closely involved with, or have first-hand experience of migration. Chairing the event, Migrant Voice Director, Nazek Ramadan, explained how, as it was Migration Week 2024, it was the…

As part of our efforts to have a migration system that respects the dignity of all people and adheres to the UK’s commitment on the global stage, and to advance…

Migration. Making Scotland Great: Creating positive change through the power of sport

On Thursday 8 February, Migrant Voice held a bustling event at the Glasgow City Chambers launching our ‘Migration. Making Scotland Great’ activities in the region. The event, which focused on exploring the ways in which we can use the power of sport to change how immigration is talked about, brought together a diverse group of migrants as well as representatives of local sport and wellbeing organisations, statutory bodies, and political representatives. Migration: Making Scotland Great, is a campaign created in collaboration between Migrant Voice, Show Racism the Red Card and…

On Thursday 8 February, Migrant Voice held a bustling event at the Glasgow City Chambers launching our ‘Migration. Making Scotland Great’ activities in the region. The event, which focused on…

English test scandal: #MyFutureBack campaign overview

12 February 2024 Three stories by Amelia Gentleman in the Guardian highlight new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students. Thousands of students saw their lives destroyed by false allegations of cheating. For a decade international students have been fighting to clear their names after IT errors left them criminalised, separated from family and left in debt. Thousands were unjustly stripped of their right to study. The articles in the Guardian highlight the devastating impact on the tens of thousands of students, and their…

12 February 2024 Three stories by Amelia Gentleman in the Guardian highlight new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students. Thousands of students saw…

We launch 'Migration. Making Britain Great' in Birmingham

A Cameroonian asylum-seeker who plays football and loves watching motor-racing. An Iranian woman who said she has no sporting ability but then casually mentioned a fascination with mountaineering. An Iraqi Kurd who has won “love and respect wherever I go in Britain” for his Mixed martial arts (MMA) skills. They were just three of the participants at the launch of Migrant Voice’s 'Migration. Making Britain Great' project activities in the West Midlands last week. The project, which is a partnership with Imix and Show Racism the Red Card, aims to…

A Cameroonian asylum-seeker who plays football and loves watching motor-racing. An Iranian woman who said she has no sporting ability but then casually mentioned a fascination with mountaineering. An Iraqi…

International Migrants Day - Letters to the Editor

It’s International Migrants Day! 18 December is a day especially to celebrate migrants and migration. Today we recognize all that’s good about migration, but we also remember and raise awareness of struggles and concerns in our ongoing work for positive change. This year, many of our members have written letters to the Editor to local and regional papers reflecting both what we celebrate and the injustices we call out in the hope of change. Read some of the contributions here: Dear Editor Happy Migrants Day! As a Polish migrant…

It’s International Migrants Day! 18 December is a day especially to celebrate migrants and migration. Today we recognize all that’s good about migration, but we also remember and raise awareness…

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Exorcise the ghosts of the past from the Home Office

Keep Halloween free this year and join us for our Day of Action to highlight the nightmare which migrants can face while struggling to navigate complicated, and costly, visa routes…

Migrant Voice calls for regularisation

The reasons people become undocumented can be varied, and are often through no fault of their own. People who have lived in the UK for decades, people with families and…

e-Visas: find out what they mean

A dramatic change in the visa system is coming in December, one which risks leaving migrants without status. Despite having five years to plan for it, the shift to digital…

Take action on visa costs - take our survey

In April 2024, the threshold for skilled workers increased to £38,700 & spousal visas are now £29,000. With the visa and immigration fees increasing up to 35% in October 2023…

Volunteers for Migrant Voice’s London office

Migrant Voice is looking for a volunteer/s to support our work in London Our London office is one of the hubs of our national UK Migrant Voices for Change network. Through…

Our Migration Week roundtable: how Britain diverged from its international obligations on migration.

As part of our efforts to have a migration system that respects the dignity of all people and adheres to the UK’s commitment on the global stage, and to advance…

Migration. Making Scotland Great: Creating positive change through the power of sport

On Thursday 8 February, Migrant Voice held a bustling event at the Glasgow City Chambers launching our ‘Migration. Making Scotland Great’ activities in the region. The event, which focused on…

English test scandal: #MyFutureBack campaign overview

12 February 2024 Three stories by Amelia Gentleman in the Guardian highlight new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students. Thousands of students saw…

We launch 'Migration. Making Britain Great' in Birmingham

A Cameroonian asylum-seeker who plays football and loves watching motor-racing. An Iranian woman who said she has no sporting ability but then casually mentioned a fascination with mountaineering. An Iraqi…

International Migrants Day - Letters to the Editor

It’s International Migrants Day! 18 December is a day especially to celebrate migrants and migration. Today we recognize all that’s good about migration, but we also remember and raise awareness…

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