Zambrano and McCarthy: what it means for Northern Ireland (February 2012)

Senior care workers and immigration - changes to tier 2 of the points based system (April 2011)

HJ (Iran) - A fundamental shift in asylum law. Published March 2011

Immigration and marriage, civil partners, unmarried partners: UK rules 

This briefing for people from outside the EU whose partner is a UK citizen is now part of our Encyclopedia of Rights.

This briefing for people from outside the EU whose partner is an EEA citizen is now part of our Encyclopedia of Rights.  Please note, it also applies if the partner is from Northern Ireland and therefore holds dual UK/Irish citizenship.

Changes to immigration tribunals

From 15 February 2010, the functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal have transferred to a new two-tier system.   Lois Hamilton, immigration adviser at Law Centre (NI), explains the workings of the Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber, and how these changes affect clients and their advisers. Read about it in changes to immigration tribunals briefing.

This booklet for people who have been trafficked briefly explains their rights and how to contact us for help. Twelve languages: English, Albanian, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, Lithuanian, Malaysian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Thai.

An A4 poster with the word ‘Exploited?’ in all the languages above, and the Law Centre’s advice line number. For display in public areas.

This booklet tells people where they can get immigration advice in Northern Ireland. Twenty-one languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Czech, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tetum, Turkish, Urdu.

A Refugee Action Group publication with important information for asylum seekers who may be detained in Northern Ireland. (The Law Centre is a member of Refugee Action Group)

A Refugee Action Group booklet to answer frequently asked questions about refugees and dispel myths about asylum.

Published in 2001, Sanctuary in a cell is a report on the detention of asylum seekers in prisons in Northern Ireland. The practice has now been discontinued, and immigration detainees are now routinely sent to detention centres in England and Scotland (see Forced to flee below). The report remains an important document in understanding the specific history of Northern Ireland's treatment of asylum seekers. You can order the full report for £9.95 here.

A progress report on the detention of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland, published in July 2003.

Also see Migrant Workers section for information on immigration rights of migrant workers.