PERN Legal and Information
For asylum seekers and refugees
PERN Legal and Info is a Cumbria-wide legal and information service for asylum seekers and refugees.
Our service can help with:
- Asylum support issues, including loss of support, ARC or ASPEN card issues
- Bail issues
- Help to prepare your asylum claim
- Access to the Right To Remain toolkit
- Legal advice on your asylum claim
- Legal advice on an asylum appeal
- Family Reunion
- Finding a lawyer
- Lodging fresh claims
PERN Legal and Info is regulated to IAA Level 3 in Asylum and Protection (N202331531).
IAA is an acronym for Immigration Advice Authority.
Finding and Using This Service
For Carlisle, Whitehaven, Wigton, Workington and other areas of Cumberland please email legal@pern.org.uk or attend our drop-in, which runs 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 but if you are coming from West Cumbria we highly recommend emailing us before coming. Bus fares are reimbursed for asylum seekers living in Cumberland.
For Barrow and other areas of Westmorland and Furness please email chris@pern.org.uk or attend the Barrow drop-in, which runs every Wednesday from 10am to 12pm. Please email hello@pern.org.uk for details, including location.
Interpreters
We have a team of volunteer community interpreters who support the PERN Legal & Info service, but we encourage you to find a friend to interpret for you. Your friend can attend with you or can be available over the phone. If you do not have or do not wish to use a friend please tell us and we will arrange necessary interpreting.
Additional Information
We cannot provide legal advice on
Non-protection based immigration
Work, study or tourism visas
The EU Settlement Scheme
Citizenship applications
Please click here to get in touch with us to find out more information on how we can help.
You can download flyers for the service below:
Carlisle and Cumberland
West Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness (coming soon)
Penrith and Eden Refugee Network is IAA Level 3 (formally OISC) regulated in asylum and protection: N202331531