Migrant Support

Volunteers and staff help with asylum support, asylum process, claiming asylum, how to access immigration advice and referrals and signposting to other solicitor firms and legal services colleagues.

They also provide advice and practical support on accessing services including housing, access to health and welfare services.

Services include:

• Refugee travel documents (for those with refugee status only)
• Naturalisation as British Citizen (adult)
• Registration as British Citizen (child)
• Lost BRP card
• EEA residence cards for EEA national and their family members (including permanent residency)
• NLT and TOC (bio-metric residence card for those with visa in passport of paper document)
• Leave in line application (for a child of a refugee born after parent is granted refugee status).

Deliver ESOL classes, Language Parties, Language Clubs, Migrants Voices from the North – Radio Show.

How to access:

Main ESOL contact: sandra@migrantsupport.org.uk

Volunteer coordinator: sophie@migrantsupport.org.uk

The ‘Belonging through walking, talking and playing’ (BTWTP) is an inclusive project with 3 main elements which will help our potential beneficiaries to engage with physical activity, learning and increase their feeling of belonging in Manchester.

All of our activities are tied to language learning.

Walk and talk: Combination of ESOL / Culture and history sessions and walks. This activity is focused on engaging with Manchester and engaging with the English language on foot.

How to access:

Contact us in person or via email info@migrantsupport.org.uk for more information

The Digital Inclusion project aims to help vulnerable migrants and refugees to get closer to employment and further education.

Beneficiaries come from across Greater Manchester to join online sessions and face-to-face at our central Manchester classrooms.

This project is targeted at learners with very low levels of English (hard-to-reach target groups) and individuals with poor digital skills.

Teachers and volunteers provide intensive individual support to help learners increase their levels of confidence and be able to move forward in the digital space.

How to access:

For more information please drop-in or email us

If you are interested in joining one of our courses and you are from Hong Kong and are resident of the Manchester area, please get in touch with us.

Classes vary from informal ESOL classes to Ascentis-accredited courses, according to your level. Teachers will help you improve your communication skills and prepare you for exams.

How to access:

Please fill out the self-referral form in the link below, and we'll contact you as soon as possible to set up an appointment, assess your ESOL level, and discuss the other projects or activities you can get involved in within our organisation.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrZH0-SBJUWcy80yyTMZvWgwYQwiRIRNwsfTd9QdMEIPkY2g/viewform