Freemovement - Say No to Removals/Deportations
John O | 21.07.2010 12:03 | Migration | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Sheffield | World
Important Information for Refugees granted leave to remain for 5 years in 2005
From 30 August 2010, those granted refugee leave or humanitarian protection in 2005 for 5 years will start to come to the end of their 5 years leave.
They will need as a matter of urgency to renew their application for indefinite leave to remain.
Someone who does not do so before his/her 5 years leave expires may suffer several problems - including losing any entitlement to work or receive benefits, or that any application for indefinite leave to remain is dealt with more restrictively, could also lead to their status being revoked and removal from the UK.
The UK Border Agency has published information about making applications for indefinite leave to remain for these people. See:
Refugees and those with humanitarian protection - route to settlement
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/asylum/outcomes/successfulapplications/leavetoremain/
Plus
For information on how to apply for indefinite leave to remain before your leave expires, you should go to:
Completing application form SET (Protection Route)
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/settlement/applicationtypes/completing_set_protection_route/
From 30 August 2010, those granted refugee leave or humanitarian protection in 2005 for 5 years will start to come to the end of their 5 years leave.
They will need as a matter of urgency to renew their application for indefinite leave to remain.
Someone who does not do so before his/her 5 years leave expires may suffer several problems - including losing any entitlement to work or receive benefits, or that any application for indefinite leave to remain is dealt with more restrictively, could also lead to their status being revoked and removal from the UK.
The UK Border Agency has published information about making applications for indefinite leave to remain for these people. See:
Refugees and those with humanitarian protection - route to settlement
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/asylum/outcomes/successfulapplications/leavetoremain/ Plus
For information on how to apply for indefinite leave to remain before your leave expires, you should go to:
Completing application form SET (Protection Route)
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/settlement/applicationtypes/completing_set_protection_route/
Lemlem must stay! - Online Petition
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petition/37793.html
Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers
http://www.sheffieldcdas.org.uk/campaigns/petition...
Background (Preamble):
To the Home Secretary,
RE Lemlem Hussein Abdu HO Ref: A1357578
Lemlem Must Stay!
Lemlem was born in 1950 in what is now Eritrea. In 1978 her village was burned down and her entire family was murdered during an attack by Ethiopian forces. Her family and neighbours were targeted due to their support for the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), which was fighting for independence from Ethiopia.
Lemlem fled to Sudan and then subsequently to Saudia Arabia, where she obtained a position as a domestic worker. In 2000, Lemlem's employers visited the UK and took her with them. Lemlem had a fall and injured herself when looking after the family's children
and has never fully recovered. Her employers stopped paying her wages as she could no longer carry out some heavy physical tasks. Then, in 2007, on a subsequent visit to the UK, the family abandoned her, with no money and no identification.
Lemlem is unable to return to Eritrea due to her affiliation with the ELF, which is persecuted by the government there. The United Nations has called on all countries to cease returns of asylum seekers to Eritrea due to the severe human rights abuses that have been committed against returnees.
Lemlem claimed asylum but has been refused. She is not allowed to work and receives no support, so has to rely on short-term help from a local charity, help which is now running out.
Despite her difficult position, Lemlem has a positive outlook. She is working hard to improve her English and is an active and well-loved member of her local community in Sheffield.
The Home Office is currently planning to deport Lemlem to Ethiopia. This is despite the fact that she has never lived in Ethiopia and has no contacts there. Her age and disability (a very bad limp and eyesight problems) mean that she would be unable to obtain work and support herself in a new country. She would have no means of earning a living and no support whatsoever in Ethiopia and the language spoken is not her first language. Lemlem is furthermore a member of the ELF, which Ethiopia has been at war with.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, ask you to halt the deportation of Lemlem and grant her indefinite leave to remain in the UK, so that she finally has somewhere safe she can call home.
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petition/37793.html
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petition/37793.html Sheffield Committee to Defend Asylum Seekers
http://www.sheffieldcdas.org.uk/campaigns/petition... Background (Preamble):
To the Home Secretary,
RE Lemlem Hussein Abdu HO Ref: A1357578
Lemlem Must Stay!
Lemlem was born in 1950 in what is now Eritrea. In 1978 her village was burned down and her entire family was murdered during an attack by Ethiopian forces. Her family and neighbours were targeted due to their support for the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), which was fighting for independence from Ethiopia.
Lemlem fled to Sudan and then subsequently to Saudia Arabia, where she obtained a position as a domestic worker. In 2000, Lemlem's employers visited the UK and took her with them. Lemlem had a fall and injured herself when looking after the family's children
and has never fully recovered. Her employers stopped paying her wages as she could no longer carry out some heavy physical tasks. Then, in 2007, on a subsequent visit to the UK, the family abandoned her, with no money and no identification.
Lemlem is unable to return to Eritrea due to her affiliation with the ELF, which is persecuted by the government there. The United Nations has called on all countries to cease returns of asylum seekers to Eritrea due to the severe human rights abuses that have been committed against returnees.
Lemlem claimed asylum but has been refused. She is not allowed to work and receives no support, so has to rely on short-term help from a local charity, help which is now running out.
Despite her difficult position, Lemlem has a positive outlook. She is working hard to improve her English and is an active and well-loved member of her local community in Sheffield.
The Home Office is currently planning to deport Lemlem to Ethiopia. This is despite the fact that she has never lived in Ethiopia and has no contacts there. Her age and disability (a very bad limp and eyesight problems) mean that she would be unable to obtain work and support herself in a new country. She would have no means of earning a living and no support whatsoever in Ethiopia and the language spoken is not her first language. Lemlem is furthermore a member of the ELF, which Ethiopia has been at war with.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, ask you to halt the deportation of Lemlem and grant her indefinite leave to remain in the UK, so that she finally has somewhere safe she can call home.
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petition/37793.html
John O
e-mail:
JohnO@freemovement.org.uk
Homepage:
http://www.freemovement.org.uk
Additions
Sheffield Lem Lem protest photos and audio
21.07.2010 12:27
There is a report from the protest yesterday including photos and an audio report here:
http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/07/455889.html
http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/07/455889.html
Chris