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At the end of August 2022, RMC welcomed new arrivals from Sudan and Somalia as part of the UK Resettlement project. After welcoming them at the airport and completing initial inductions, several of the RMC team spent the day with the three families to get them more used to the local area. Written by Craig[…]

RMC launches new project in Wolverhampton, in collaboration with the City Council, to support those in the most vulnerable situations. On Wednesday 22nd June, the new project was launched during an event also celebrating Refugee Week. Attendees included Cllr Jasbir Jaspal – Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing and Cllr Greg Brackenridge – Councillor for[…]

Written by: Danai Papachristopoulou, Immigration Department Manager May 2022 marked two years of RMC representing immigration and asylum cases before the First-tier and Upper Tribunal. After years of being regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) providing immigration advice and representation at Levels 1&2, in April 2020 we took the decision to[…]

Together we heal, learn, and shine Every year on 20 June, World Refugee Day is celebrated. This day is celebrated to promote understanding and highlight the difficulties refugees face from the time they flee their homes for protection till their re-settlements in a new country. This year the theme of Refugee’s Day is healing. Why[…]

On 30/03/2022 RMC went to court to represent what was claimed to be an un-winnable case.  Not due to the lack of supporting evidence . But due to the fact the legal argument we brought was trying to prove that the law itself was unsuitable.  At the end of the day, the judge gave his[…]

Volunteering at RMC can be a great way to build skills, meet new people and make a difference in the community. We pride ourselves on a diverse, inclusive team and our dedicated volunteer & training manager is always on hand to provide support. No matter if they have been volunteering for years, or have just[…]

When the first rocket landed close to his home, Akin (name changed) knew he had to escape Ukraine before he was unable to. The Russian invasion had begun and his life was about to change. After years of medical training and finally completing his first internship as a doctor in Tanzania, Akin returned to his[…]

Olena (name changed) arrived to UK in March after Russia-Ukraine war accelerated. She is from Ukraine and has lived for few years in Poland. She is multi-lingual and can speak Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and English.  Since arriving in the UK, she has already gone on a journey from volunteering, to earning a paid role at RMC.[…]

Volunteers add so much to the work of RMC. A prime example of this is our English tutor volunteers who provide classes for asylum seekers. Judy has been delivering this class in Wolverhampton for almost five years. We are delighted that we now have Katrin in Birmingham who has recently started a similar class. For[…]

In honour of the World Day for Cultural Diversity, we sent our new journalism volunteer, Eiman, to meet some of the RMC team and hear some of their stories. With 24 different nationalities represented in the staff team, 13 through the volunteers and 181 nationalities throughout our clients, RMC is a widely diverse and multicultural[…]