It was Eid last week. It’s an Islamic festival and the full name is Eid ul-Adha (the festival of sacrifice). I had a really great time but I was also depressed as I live in the UK undocumented through no fault of my own and I’m suffering the consequences of it. When my family gathers…
Alena Bulatetskaya and Huixin Hu are two brilliant young musicians at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow. Alena moved to Scotland from Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia, while Huixin Hu came to Glasgow from China. In their time together at the Royal Conservatoire they have formed a bond - through music and through…
Four beds are squeezed into a tiny room with dirty grey walls. There is hardly any space in the room. There’s also a shower and a toilet here, separated by a curtain. Sunlight illuminates the room through the bars. This tiny room in a detention center in Russia was the first home for new-born Nabotov…
On 23 July 2019, the Home Secretary published a written statement regarding the tens of thousands of international students accused of cheating on an English test in 2014. We are deeply disappointed by its contents. The Home Secretary has been promising this statement for nearly four months and the lack of substance and refusal to offer…
On Thursday 18 July, the APPG on TOEIC (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Test of English for International Communication) launched a report that reveals new evidence that the Home Office has taken rash and unnecessarily hostile action against international students accused of cheating on the TOEIC test in 2014, and that key parts of the Department’s response have…
On Sunday 30 June, Migrant Voice staff and volunteers in Glasgow took a flag to the city's Queen's Park and flew it as part of a nationwide series of events, inspired by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, to celebrate 70 years since the Declaration of Human Rights. Ai Weiwei had created his own flag design and…
At Migrant Voice we are collecting experiences of migrants and their families on the impact of high visa fees in the UK. We would like to hear from anyone affected by the high costs of visas, citizenship, appointments for uploading documents, the NHS surcharge and anything related to the visa application process. This will help…
Migrant Voice are conducting a survey into the process for EEA nationals and their dependants of applying for settled status in order to monitor the process and lobby for migrants' rights. Whether you have applied for settled status or not, if you are an EEA national, or a dependant of one please fill in…
My name is Marta and I’m a migrant. I’m not seeking asylum. I’m just an ordinary girl who moved to the UK seeking better opportunities. Not that I was suffering or fleeing war. I’m from a small town in Italy, so no war, conflict or bomb was jeopardizing my life. But, as every other girl,…
The members of the public who came to the Wallace Collection on the 19-21 June 2019 had a unique experience and learned a lot through community ambassador tours led by refugees and asylum seekers. This was also a unique experience for the community ambassadors themselves, for whom it was the first time being tour guides and…
