PERN Legal and Information
For asylum seekers and new refugees
Penrith and Eden Refugee Network provide support to asylum seekers and refugees to help understand the asylum claim process and use the Right To Remain toolkit.
We run a 2 day a week legal advice service based in Carlisle, open to asylum seekers across Cumberland, including West Cumbria. We also run drop in Legal Information and Support Sessions every Tuesday from 4pm until 6pm at Carlisle College (Compton Street, Carlisle, CA1 1HS). When you arrive, please ask at Reception to find out what room we are in. You do not need to book in advance.
Our service can help with:
- Legal Advice on your Asylum Claim (IAA – formally OISC – Level 2 regulated)
- Support to Find a Lawyer
- Help to Prepare Evidence for your Asylum Claim
- Access to Right to Remain Multi-Language Toolkit
- Asylum Support Issues
IAA is an acronym for Immigration Advice Authority.
Please click here to get in touch with us for more information on how we can help. If you are a referring organisation and would like a flyer to give to a client who is an asylum seeker or refugee, you can download one here.
Our team can provide legal advice on:
- Asylum Claims
- Lodging asylum appeals
- Refugee Family Reunion
- Lodging fresh claims
- Humanitarian Protection
We cannot provide legal advice on:
- Non-protection based immigration
- Work, study or tourism visas
- The EU Settlement Scheme
- Citizenship applications
Penrith and Eden Refugee Network is IAA Level 2 (formally OISC) regulated in asylum and protection: N202331531