Family Reunion Project
Sessions to provide information on legal strategies to address unfair and unlawful delays in family reunion visa processing.
Refugees and migrants
Families and relationships
A series of sessions delivered in partnership with local organisations to provide information on legal strategies to address unfair and unlawful delays in family reunion visa processing, particularly for families from Afghanistan. Community engagement is a key step in a larger project delivering assistance to families kept apart for years.
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