Slough Immigration Aid Unit

Slough Immigration Aid Unit is a charity giving legal advice, help and representation in immigration, refugee and nationality law. We are regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner ( OISC).

What SIAU does :

• We provide legal advice, assistance and representation to people who live, work or study in Slough and neighbouring areas, and their families, who have difficulties with UK immigration, nationality or refugee law and practice.

• We provide a free service to people on low incomes and who would normally qualify for Legal Help (previously known as Legal Aid). Where people's income or savings are too high to qualify for Legal Help, we operate a cost recovery process, meaning we charge a fee to cover our costs only; we do not make any profit.

• We aim to provide a competent, well-informed advice service. Staff and trustees of SIAU have extensive experience and are accredited to work in the immigration and asylum field.

• We work with other groups giving advice and representation in such cases.

What we can help you with We can help and advise on most aspects of immigration, refugee and nationality law, including:

sponsoring a visitor to the UK
sponsoring a husband, wife, fiancé or fiancée or other family member coming to live in the UK
applying to study in the UK
applying for working holidays in the UK
applications under European Union law
applying for asylum in the UK
for those granted refugee status, advice and representation on obtaining travel documents and making applications for family reunification
applying for Certificates of Approval for marriage
representation at asylum appeals
representation at immigration appeals
applying for British nationality

We do not advise on

work permit applications
business applications
Highly Skilled Migrant programme
Investors

Resources

Our resources are limited and we cannot assist everyone who seeks our help and advice. If we are not able to assist you we will advise you accordingly or refer you to the appropriate organisation.

We would like to help more people but are constrained by lack of funds. We welcome any financial contribution to our work, however large or small, to help us to continue providing this service.

How to contact us:

COME to 29 Church Street Monday – Thursday 10 am to 12 noon for general advice or to make an appointment

TELEPHONE 01753 246730 Monday-Thursday 1 pm to 3 pm for telephone advice or to make an appointment

Email us on info@siauslough.org.uk