Careers

As one of the leading national organisations fighting for fairness and justice in the UK's immigration system, JCWI is an exciting and dynamic place to work. We are a living wage employer and all staff enjoy workplace benefits including generous pension contributions, bike loan scheme and an employee well-being programme.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applicants who self-define as female, LGBTQ+, Black or Minority Ethnic and those with disabilities. We also strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration. We pledge to Show The Salary on all vacancies.

Please note that in order to protect our team and our community, all staff are required (and supported) to work remotely for most or all of the working week until Spring 2021.

Latest

Immigration advice for protestors

Immigration advice for protestors. Can my current immigration status be impacted if I am arrested at a protest? Can my future applications to the Home Office be impacted if I am arrested or stopped at a protest? Can I be deported if I'm arrested at a protest? FAQs and advice.
Am I British? BBC Panorama explores routes to citizenship for young people, featuring JCWI client

BBC Panorama on 5 May 2021 asks "Am I British?" and looks at the ways young people are being denied their rights and excluded from citizenship, even if they were born and raised in the UK.
In the Gaps test
Stand with undocumented migrants

The UK's immigration system, and the Hostile Environment, drive people out of legal status and stoke divisions. But it doesn't have to be this way - take action now

We won! Home Office to stop using racist visa algorithm

The Home Office will scrap the racist algorithm it uses to sift visa applications, after we and tech justice organisation Foxglove launched legal action.
Guaranteeing Settled Status for EEA Nationals

JCWI's briefing on the Government's Settled Status for EEA nationals
Home Office U-turn offers hope on visa fees

Following a successful challenge in the Upper Tribunal by JCWI and others, the Home Office has agreed to change its policy on who is eligible for a fee waiver when applying for entry clearance. This should make it much easier for those unable to afford huge visa fees to reunite with their families in the UK.
MPs debate No Recourse to Public Funds policy

Thank you to everyone who wrote to their MP to invite them to turn up and speak out about the cruel No Recourse to Public Funds rule.
Tragedy in Essex as 39 people lose their lives

There is tragic news coming from Essex today, where 39 people have lost their lives. The government must take responsibility for the lack of safe and legal routes to the UK, which drive people to desperate measures and makes them vulnerable to exploitative smugglers.
Court of Appeal: Right to Rent scheme causes racial discrimination

The Court of Appeal confirms that the Government’s Right to Rent scheme causes racial discrimination. Where do we go from here?
Stand with undocumented migrants

The UK's immigration system, and the Hostile Environment, drive people out of legal status and stoke divisions. But it doesn't have to be this way - take action now
Myth busting the government's arguments for the 'No Recourse to Public Funds' visa rule

After 10,000 people signed our petition calling for NRPF to be scrapped, the government was obliged to respond. You might think it's impossible to defend a policy that cuts migrants out of the safety net, makes families homeless, traps women with violent partners and leaves children hungry, but the government tried anyway. This is our reply to the myths and flawed arguments the government set out.
Protecting families at risk due to COVID-19: Our joint letter to the Home Secretary

Families should not have to live in fear of being separated if their income drops.
Our joint letter to the Prime Minister - it's time to scrap NRPF

After Boris Johnson promised to help migrants who have no recourse to public funds, we have sent a joint letter outlining the changes that are needed.