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Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives

As part of our campaign to reduce extortionate visa costs, we're launching a report on the impact that visa fees and the visa application process has on migrants. Read the report here. The report shows how the cost of visas puts a strain on the lives of innumerable migrants and their families. A migrant on a route to settlement pays at least £2,593 every 2.5 years for a visa application and NHS surcharge. Many face additional costs, including legal fees. All this comes on top of the taxes and bills…

As part of our campaign to reduce extortionate visa costs, we're launching a report on the impact that visa fees and the visa application process has on migrants. Read the…

Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience report

JUNE 2021: The Building Resilience project has released its latest report, titled Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience: learning from the survey, interviews, and evaluation. The Building Resilience project is a partnership between Migrant Voice, Kanlungan Filipino Consortium and RAPAR. This report comprises the findings of a survey with 198 migrants about their experiences during the pandemic, alongside in-depth interviews and focus groups with 25 participants. The report is also an evaluation of our six-month Building Resilience project, including its impact and processes. Among the survey findings, 80% of respondents were worried about their financial situation during the pandemic,…

JUNE 2021: The Building Resilience project has released its latest report, titled Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience: learning from the survey, interviews, and evaluation. The Building Resilience project is a partnership between Migrant…

Media coverage of migration during the first Covid-19 lockdown

As part of our International Migrants Day celebrations in 2020, we launched the first major report to analyse UK media coverage of migration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report here. We analysed nearly 900 articles published during the first Covid-19 lockdown by nine of the most popular online news outlets – and our findings are now available to everyone in this report. We reveal that 21% of those news stories included the voice of someone impacted by issue being reported on – a significant improvement from the 12% found…

As part of our International Migrants Day celebrations in 2020, we launched the first major report to analyse UK media coverage of migration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report…

My Future Back campaign: Survey analysis

In May 2020, Migrant Voice and Bindmans Law Firm agreed to design and circulate a survey to students affected by the TOEIC scandal in order to assess the different routes and outcomes of individual cases. The survey included questions asking students to explain the various steps taken throughout their case, as well as the subsequent actions taken by the Home Office. The survey answers will be used to inform the Migrant Voice ‘My Future Back’ campaign, as well as be used by Bindmans to consider how best to proceed with…

In May 2020, Migrant Voice and Bindmans Law Firm agreed to design and circulate a survey to students affected by the TOEIC scandal in order to assess the different routes…

Unsettling: A report on the experiences of EEA nationals and their families in the EU Settlement Scheme

This report was the result of an online survey conducted between 27 June and 2 September 2019. Anyone eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme – all EEA nationals and their families living in the UK – was eligible to take part in the survey, whether they had applied to the scheme or not, as were organisations offering support to applicants. We had been hearing troubling stories from our members about difficulties applying and delayed or wrong decisions, and about adverse effects on their mental health, wellbeing and sense…

This report was the result of an online survey conducted between 27 June and 2 September 2019. Anyone eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme – all EEA nationals…

Report of the APPG on TOEIC

The APPG on TOEIC had its inaugural meeting on 5 March 2019. It sought to represent students whose visas have been refused, revoked or curtailed due to allegations of cheating on the TOEIC test based on the evidence provided by ETS. Migrant Voice provided Secretariat support to the APPG between March 2019 and the December 2019 General Election. The APPG held four hearings in June 2019. The evidence taken in these hearings forms the substance of the July 2019 report, which was written by Migrant Voice and sheds light on…

The APPG on TOEIC had its inaugural meeting on 5 March 2019. It sought to represent students whose visas have been refused, revoked or curtailed due to allegations of cheating…

I want my future back: The international students treated as guilty until proven innocent

This research was sparked by the demand from a group of international university students and victims of the TOEIC allegations who asked Migrant Voice for help in their fight for justice. Read the July 2018 report here. The Home Office had accused them of cheating in an English-language test and told them their studies had been terminated and that they had no right to stay in the United Kingdom. Some of the students were detained, some were supported, and some returned to their home countries to appeal against the allegation,…

This research was sparked by the demand from a group of international university students and victims of the TOEIC allegations who asked Migrant Voice for help in their fight for…

Roads to nowhere: Case studies of Europe's Dublin Regulation and its impacts

For several years prior to 2017 Migrant Voice had worked with, and highlighted the stories of, a wide range of asylum seekers and refugees from different backgrounds, circumstances and countries of origin. During that time, the Regulation has frequently been identified as a source of stress, confusion and perceived unfairness by many current or former asylum seekers. In extreme cases, people we worked with were driven to self-harm, such as burning their thumbs and fingers in a desperate attempt to change their fingerprints and thus avoid being sent away from…

For several years prior to 2017 Migrant Voice had worked with, and highlighted the stories of, a wide range of asylum seekers and refugees from different backgrounds, circumstances and countries…

A report on housing conditions for asylum seekers in Birmingham and the West Midlands

The provision of support to asylum seekers is a matter of much contention in public debate with a huge amount of misinformation about the level of assistance rendered. Public polling indicates systematic overestimation of the number of asylum requests granted and the level of expenditure incurred. The UK Home Office provides accommodation for asylum seekers when they can prove they are destitute or likely to become destitute within a 14-day period. Most accommodation for asylum seekers is now provided through private housing contractors—in the cases we researched for this January…

The provision of support to asylum seekers is a matter of much contention in public debate with a huge amount of misinformation about the level of assistance rendered. Public polling…

Victims and villains: Migrant voices in the British media

This report was written by Heaven Crawley, Simon McMahon, Katharine Jones from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. Migrant Voice was heavily involved in the research for the report, offering expertise and organising focus groups with members across our three regions. Read the February 2016 report here. From the Executive Summary: "Increasing migration and its implications for the UK’s economic prosperity and social structures are a significant concern for the British public. The factors underlying public anxieties regarding migration are complex but can be seen…

This report was written by Heaven Crawley, Simon McMahon, Katharine Jones from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. Migrant Voice was heavily involved in the…

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Destroying hopes, dreams and lives: How the UK visa costs and process impact migrants' lives

As part of our campaign to reduce extortionate visa costs, we're launching a report on the impact that visa fees and the visa application process has on migrants. Read the…

Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience report

JUNE 2021: The Building Resilience project has released its latest report, titled Releasing resilience and building networks of resilience: learning from the survey, interviews, and evaluation. The Building Resilience project is a partnership between Migrant…

Media coverage of migration during the first Covid-19 lockdown

As part of our International Migrants Day celebrations in 2020, we launched the first major report to analyse UK media coverage of migration during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report…

My Future Back campaign: Survey analysis

In May 2020, Migrant Voice and Bindmans Law Firm agreed to design and circulate a survey to students affected by the TOEIC scandal in order to assess the different routes…

Unsettling: A report on the experiences of EEA nationals and their families in the EU Settlement Scheme

This report was the result of an online survey conducted between 27 June and 2 September 2019. Anyone eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme – all EEA nationals…

Report of the APPG on TOEIC

The APPG on TOEIC had its inaugural meeting on 5 March 2019. It sought to represent students whose visas have been refused, revoked or curtailed due to allegations of cheating…

I want my future back: The international students treated as guilty until proven innocent

This research was sparked by the demand from a group of international university students and victims of the TOEIC allegations who asked Migrant Voice for help in their fight for…

Roads to nowhere: Case studies of Europe's Dublin Regulation and its impacts

For several years prior to 2017 Migrant Voice had worked with, and highlighted the stories of, a wide range of asylum seekers and refugees from different backgrounds, circumstances and countries…

A report on housing conditions for asylum seekers in Birmingham and the West Midlands

The provision of support to asylum seekers is a matter of much contention in public debate with a huge amount of misinformation about the level of assistance rendered. Public polling…

Victims and villains: Migrant voices in the British media

This report was written by Heaven Crawley, Simon McMahon, Katharine Jones from the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. Migrant Voice was heavily involved in the…

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