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Borderline injustice: The externalisation of borders

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Borders may be the cause of all the problems we are facing in British and European governments’ policies on immigration. That comment set the ball rolling on a lively three-and-a-half-hour discussion organised by Migrant Voice in partnership with the University of Westminster on 8 September. The topic was “The Externalisation of Borders” — how some countries shift some of their border controls to nearby countries (for example, wealthier European Union countries pressing and paying less prosperous European countries to take responsibility for controlling the borders of…

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Borders may be the cause of all the problems we are facing in British and European governments’ policies on immigration. That comment set the ball rolling…

Faith and Lipstick, migrants telling their own stories

On the 17 July, the IKON gallery hosted their annual Soap Boxes event, where at the gallery a number of local Migrant Voice activists spoke for five minutes each with ten quick-fire soapbox presentations and a Q&A from individuals and groups supporting migrants in the Midlands. This event is part of The Migrant Festival 2022 and Ikon’s Arrivals programme for Summer 2022. What was different about this event is that the main speakers were migrants, not only with lived experiences, but who have campaigned for both themselves and others. We…

On the 17 July, the IKON gallery hosted their annual Soap Boxes event, where at the gallery a number of local Migrant Voice activists spoke for five minutes each with…

Overview: Our campaign against the extortionate cost of visas

Migrant Voice is campaigning for a fairer immigration system together with migrants directly affected by extortionate visa costs. The issue We have known for several years from our members that the cost and process of renewing their visas in the UK was causing anxiety, concern and financial difficulties and keeping people in limbo for long periods. Currently, a 2.5-year visa renewal application fee is £1,048. On top of it, people must pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (also known as NHS Surcharge), which is currently £624 a year as well…

Migrant Voice is campaigning for a fairer immigration system together with migrants directly affected by extortionate visa costs. The issue We have known for several years from our members…

Standing up to the Hostile Environment

This week is a national week of action against the Hostile Environment. People are gathering all over the country to stand up to the it and call for its end. Over a decade, the Hostile Environment has ruined too many people’s lives and changed the fabric of our society. It’s been too long. Injustice can take many forms; so can resistance. Some actions we can take are: + Read, learn and gain knowledge + Speak out and spread the message + Amplify other people's voices + Write a letter to…

This week is a national week of action against the Hostile Environment. People are gathering all over the country to stand up to the it and call for its end.…

Glasgow Media Lab at the City Chambers

THURSDAY, 9 JUNE Migrant Voice held another successful Media Lab for their Glasgow-based members and Media Ambassadors, this time at Glasgow City Chambers, one of the city’s most prominent venues. The multi-cultural event took place on 7 June and was hosted by Councillor Graham Campbell and chaired by Nazek Ramadan, director of Migrant Voice. Simon Israel, of Channel 4, led the Media Lab training. Glasgow-based Migrant Voice Media Ambassadors were awarded certificates profiling their work, presented by councillor Graham Campbell. This was a great networking opportunity for Glasgow members, some…

THURSDAY, 9 JUNE Migrant Voice held another successful Media Lab for their Glasgow-based members and Media Ambassadors, this time at Glasgow City Chambers, one of the city’s most prominent venues.…

Blacklash Exhibition @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

TUESDAY, 17 MAY Migrant Voice members organised and attended a guided tour of Blacklash: Racism and the Struggle for Self-Defence. From the mid-80s and over a period of two decades and across some of the UK's major inner-cities, Mukhtar Dar, co-curator of the exhibition, documented the struggles of Asian and African Caribbean communities against the pernicious and pervasive tidal wave of street and state racism. Above: an attentive group follows the exhibition tour. As a founding member of the Sheffield Asian Youth Movement and later joining the Birmingham Asian…

TUESDAY, 17 MAY Migrant Voice members organised and attended a guided tour of Blacklash: Racism and the Struggle for Self-Defence. From the mid-80s and over a period of two decades…

Write to your MP about the impact of the visa process and costs on mental health and families

For Mental Health Awareness Week and the UN Day of Families, which falls on Sunday, Migrant Voice is partnering with Reunite Families UK and Praxis to raise awareness on how the UK immigration system affects migrants, their families and their mental health. This week we are asking everyone to write to their Member of Parliament about how the UK Visa and Immigration system has a drastic effect on migrants' mental health. This comes as part of our wider visa fees campaign and the recent launch of our report into the…

For Mental Health Awareness Week and the UN Day of Families, which falls on Sunday, Migrant Voice is partnering with Reunite Families UK and Praxis to raise awareness on how…

Raising awareness of the impact of the visa process and costs on mental health and families

For Mental Health Awareness Week and the UN Day of Families, which falls on Sunday, Migrant Voice is partnering with Reunite Families UK and Praxis to raise awareness on how the UK immigration system affects migrants, their families and their mental health. The extortionate costs of visas very clearly impact on many migrants’ finances, with people expected to pay at least £2,593 every 2.5 years until they get permanent residence. But the cost to people’s mental health and wellbeing is just as serious, if not worse. Our latest report shows…

For Mental Health Awareness Week and the UN Day of Families, which falls on Sunday, Migrant Voice is partnering with Reunite Families UK and Praxis to raise awareness on how…

Migrant Voice launches new report in Houses of Parliament

THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2022 A full room of migrants, organisations and politicians welcomed the launch of our newest report, “Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants’ lives” in the Houses of Parliament yesterday. The report investigates the struggles people face for the right to live in this country. Being forced to pay exorbitant visa fees and thousands of pounds in additional costs, many experience destitution, exploitation at work, poor mental health and, in many cases, debt. The report kickstarts the next stage of…

THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2022 A full room of migrants, organisations and politicians welcomed the launch of our newest report, “Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and…

Migrant Voice launches report on the impact of extortionate visa costs

Today, Wednesday 27 April, we are launching our report on the impact of visa costs and the visa application process on migrants’ lives. Our research shows that extortionate visa fees are causing extreme hardship to hundreds of thousands of migrants in the UK, affecting almost every aspect of their lives: from hunger and health, with one respondent saying: “I can’t feed my kids due to the visa fees and borrowing money”, to vulnerability at work, from strained relationships to mental distress. At the report launch this evening in the Houses…

Today, Wednesday 27 April, we are launching our report on the impact of visa costs and the visa application process on migrants’ lives. Our research shows that extortionate visa fees…

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Borderline injustice: The externalisation of borders

Tuesday, 13 September 2022 Borders may be the cause of all the problems we are facing in British and European governments’ policies on immigration. That comment set the ball rolling…

Faith and Lipstick, migrants telling their own stories

On the 17 July, the IKON gallery hosted their annual Soap Boxes event, where at the gallery a number of local Migrant Voice activists spoke for five minutes each with…

Overview: Our campaign against the extortionate cost of visas

Migrant Voice is campaigning for a fairer immigration system together with migrants directly affected by extortionate visa costs. The issue We have known for several years from our members…

Standing up to the Hostile Environment

This week is a national week of action against the Hostile Environment. People are gathering all over the country to stand up to the it and call for its end.…

Glasgow Media Lab at the City Chambers

THURSDAY, 9 JUNE Migrant Voice held another successful Media Lab for their Glasgow-based members and Media Ambassadors, this time at Glasgow City Chambers, one of the city’s most prominent venues.…

Blacklash Exhibition @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

TUESDAY, 17 MAY Migrant Voice members organised and attended a guided tour of Blacklash: Racism and the Struggle for Self-Defence. From the mid-80s and over a period of two decades…

Write to your MP about the impact of the visa process and costs on mental health and families

For Mental Health Awareness Week and the UN Day of Families, which falls on Sunday, Migrant Voice is partnering with Reunite Families UK and Praxis to raise awareness on how…

Raising awareness of the impact of the visa process and costs on mental health and families

For Mental Health Awareness Week and the UN Day of Families, which falls on Sunday, Migrant Voice is partnering with Reunite Families UK and Praxis to raise awareness on how…

Migrant Voice launches new report in Houses of Parliament

THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2022 A full room of migrants, organisations and politicians welcomed the launch of our newest report, “Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and…

Migrant Voice launches report on the impact of extortionate visa costs

Today, Wednesday 27 April, we are launching our report on the impact of visa costs and the visa application process on migrants’ lives. Our research shows that extortionate visa fees…

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