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The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)

is a charitable organisation specialising in UK student immigration law and publish information, advice and guidance online. 

UKCISA also offer free telephone and institutions, it is an extremely busy advice line so you may need to redial the number several times before you get through. We recommend reading the first as the answer to your enquiry may be found there.

• Telephone: +4420 7788 9214, usually open 1pm - 4pm, Monday to Friday

ÌÇÐÄVlog Law Clinic

ÌÇÐÄVlog Law Clinic provides free legal advice on issues such as immigration, family law, employment, housing, equality, benefits and personal injury to the local community.

Citizens Advice

 offer free advice on many issues and offices can be found in most towns. However, many CA offices are unable to offer immigration advice. Please check their websites for details of services in your area. CA also offer some online information about .

You should check that any adviser you use is regulated to provide immigration advice in the UK. You can search for a regulated immigration adviser via:

•   (Please email OISC to request details for a regulated immigration adviser) 

We are unable to recommend an immigration lawyer to you, however, the services below are local to the ÌÇÐÄVlog.

It may be possible to negotiate a fixed fee for certain advice/services. Please check how much you're likely to pay when you contact them.

Colchester

Fisher Jones Greenwood

• Located in Colchester
• Website:

Immigration Legal Services

• Located in Ipswich, near Colchester
• Website:

Loughton and Southend

We are not aware of any immigration solicitors in Southend or Loughton.

Advice on seeking Asylum in the UK is highly regulated and can only be given by registered advisers who are competent to do so. University advisers are only competent to provide advice relating to the UK’s Student Immigration Rules.

Visit the for guidance and find out how to get support.

give advice and guidance on the asylum process and provide support with all aspects of integrating to life in the UK.

You can find out more about on the government website.

UKCISA have some guidance on their website for .

If you need documents translated into English for your application you must ensure the translation meets the Home Office requirements, as outlined in the . There are many organisations that offer translation services, the following have been recommended to us by students in the past and cover all languages: