Toolkit and guides

The Hostile Environment explained

What is the hostile environment? Who is impacted by the hostile environment? How is the hostile environment connected to the Windrush scandal? All your questions answered. Read more

Windrush scandal explained

Who are the Windrush generation? What is the Windrush scandal? Why did the Windrush scandal happen? All your questions answered. Read more

EU Settlement Scheme - FAQs

What is the EU Settlement Scheme? What are the problems with it? Why do we need physical documentation? Your questions answered. Read more

The UK spouse visa - your basic guide

Your introduction to UK spouse visa rules, including financial requirements, showing a genuine relationship and eligibility. Read more

NHS Charging

Read or download our accessible, comprehensive guide to the NHS Charging Regulations. Read more

The Points Based Immigration System explained

What is the points based system? When will it be introduced? Who is affected by it? All your questions answered. Read more

Right to Rent: A Tenant's Guide to Landlord Immigration Checks - November 2016

A Guide to Spouse/Partner Visa Rules post-MM - May 2018

A Guide to Discussing Immigration in Polite Company

A Brexit Guide for EEA+ Nationals & Family Members - April 2017

Latest

The Government's response to Channel crossings this summer has shown that the lessons of Windrush are anything but learned. We need safe and legal routes, to prevent further tragedy at the UK's borders - write to your MP now

Briefing: Safe and Legal Routes to the UK

Our briefing on the UK's broken asylum system, and the lack of safe and legal routes by which to claim protection in the UK

Resist, protest, imagine: Art for a new deal on migration

Radical change takes imagination. Join us to hear from three artists using their work to resist, protest and imagine different futures - and learn what we as migrants' rights campaigners can do.

Home Office ordered to publish equality assessment of EU Settlement scheme

The Home Office is being secretive around the equality impacts of the EU Settlement scheme. We complained to the ICO who agreed with us - the evaluation must be published.

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

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.