About us

OUR VISION

We believe every person has the right to be safe: safe to be with their family and safe to rebuild their lives. Our vision is a world where the people who need it have safe passage to a place of safety, family, and justice.

OUR MISSION

We champion the rights of refugees and displaced people as they flee persecution, using the law to help them access a safe route to a place of safety. We work alongside refugees to campaign for change and build public support for safe passage for all.

OUR WORK

Reuniting child refugees with their family

Our legal teams in France, Greece and the UK work to help child refugees reunite with their families through a safe route to a place where they can rebuild their lives.

Supporting Afghan refugees at risk

Safe Passage has a dedicated team in the UK and France working to support Afghans fleeing persecution and the Taliban.

Fighting for change

We campaign for change to a system that cruelly punishes refugees seeking safety. Our campaigns are built on the experiences of those that have sought sanctuary, with the Safe Passage Young Leaders, a group of young people from refugee backgrounds, at the heart of all our campaigning.

Our UK team works to safely reunite child refugees with their families in the UK.

Working alongside Safe Passage staff in Greece and France, as well as with support organisations in other countries, we help refugee children across Europe and beyond who are looking to reach relatives in the UK.

Safe Passage International is registered with the Office for Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) at Level 3 in the category of Asylum and Protection and Level 2 of the category of Immigration. Our team is made up of registered OISC advisors, solicitors and a caseworker.

Helping child refugees to safely reunite with their families

We specialise in providing free advice and representation to unaccompanied refugee children and separated families in family reunion applications under the Immigration Rules or outside the Rules based on human rights.

We provide free legal advice and support in applications for entry clearance to the UK for unaccompanied children who wish to join their family in the UK.

In particular, our team will:

1. Advise the child and their family about making an application for entry clearance to the UK;
2. Advise on the eligibility requirements, timeframes and evidence necessary for applying;
3. Prepare witness statements with the child, UK-based family members and other relevant parties;
4. Collect necessary evidence for the application, including expert reports when relevant;
5. Complete the online application form and any necessary paper forms ;
6. Monitor the decision-making process of the Home Office and help challenge any unreasonable delays.

If the application is unsuccessful, our team will:

1. Advise on  challenging the Home Office refusal decision in the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chambers);
2. Explain the timeframe and process of an appeal procedure in the UK;
3. Occasionally represent the child and their family members in the appeal process, alongside a UK barrister;
4. If the team is unable to represent the child in the appeal process, we will promptly refer them to external immigration lawyers for representation.