Afro Asian Advisory Service

Welcome to the Afro-Asian Advisory Service

We are an independent voluntary organisation based in the London Borough of Southwark providing a free specialist legal service to anyone regardless of nationality or ethnic origin. More than 2,500 people a year use the service, including people from Africa, The Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Latin America, South East Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

We provide:

Free, independent advice and representation on matters relating to nationally, immigration and asylum law direct to members of the public.
A support and referral service to other advice agencies where advice workers do not have the appropriate specialist knowledge.
Advice and information on matters relating to immigration and nationality law for local Members of Parliament for the benefit of their constituents and to take referrals.

Our objectives:

To enable families divided by immigration law to be reunited; this includes enabling foreign nationals to obtain rights to visit their families settled in the United Kingdom.
To deal with citizenship claims; to assist those seeking British citizenship to naturalise or register as British Citizens.
To provide a free advice and advocacy service on matters relating to immigration and nationality to both individuals and advice workers without specialist knowledge of immigration and nationality law.
To ensure that EU citizens are able to exercise their rights in the UK
To provide a free service to asylum seekers who wish to exercise their rights under the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees
To ensure that clients obtain their rights in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights
To assist those who require representation in their appeals and Judicial Review
To assist those who need advice and representation in relation to leave to remain or entry clearance applications including under the Points-Based System