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Mental Health on the Brink – Article written by Saqib Ali Khan and edited by Mandy Mackereth One in four people in the UK will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives. In 2024, 15.5% of UK adults reported their mental health as “bad” or “the worst it’s ever been,” underscoring the[…]

Written by Saqib Ali Khan & Jasmyn Dixon, edited by Steven Bayliss for International Literacy Day 2024 “Worldwide, 765 million adults still cannot read and write, two thirds of them women, and 250 million children are failing to acquire basic literacy skills.”(UNESCO,2024) World Literacy Day Every September 8th, UNESCO celebrates World Literacy Day, a global[…]

For many of us, the concept of home evokes a sense of comfort, security, and belonging. It’s a place where we feel safe, where our loved ones are, and where memories are made. However, for refugees, the idea of home can be complex and fraught with emotion. As people who have been forced to flee[…]

Every time someone starts a fundraiser, a community comes closer together. Every bake sale, every fun run, all helps make a difference to real people, with real lives. RMC’s doors are open to help people navigate through those difficult times, to provide guidance and advice and to help people settle and build a life in[…]

The Home office are introducing eVisas as standard and are moving to a ‘digital by default’ border and immigration system by 2025. As part of this, the Home Office is replacing physical immigration documents with a digital proof of immigration status (an eVisa), for those already living in the UK but also for those applying[…]

Overview on the safety of Rwanda Act 2024 On the 25th of April the Safety for Rwanda (Immigration and Asylum) Act 2024 became law. At the same time the UK-Rwanda Treaty was ratified.   According to this Act, all decision makers including the Secretary of State, Home Office caseworkers and Courts and Tribunals must conclusively treat Rwanda[…]

Written by RMC Immigration Department Manager, Danai Papachristopoulou In the last two years, we have seen several changes in the immigration rules, increases in application fees, changes to the legal requirements and three asylum bills going though Parliament. All these ongoing changes have created a range of barriers which impacts our clients when trying to[…]

Written by RMC Immigration Department Manager, Danai Papachristopoulou After months of deliberation, the minimum income requirement that spouses of British and settled people need in order to enter or stay in the UK, is increasing today. On the 4th of December 2023, the Home Secretary announced a five-point plan to ‘deliver the biggest ever cut[…]

This week, The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC), Brushstrokes, Citizens Advice Staffordshire North and Stoke on Trent (CASNS) and Hope Projects released the first report showcasing the impact of the West Midlands Immigration Network. A year on since the project began, the report highlights some of the achievements of the Network in its first year of operation and presents[…]

A simple concept. Connect a new starter with someone experienced to learn from them and help create a smooth transition into a new role. In actual fact, the mentoring programme at RMC has become so much more. We’ve even shared some top mentoring tips below. Mentoring: How it works When a new volunteer starts with[…]