Asylum (Protection Claims)

Asylum & Protection — screening, interview preparation, and evidence-led submissions

We assess your protection grounds, prepare your statements and country evidence, guide you through the screening and substantive interviews, and file a clear, decision-ready bundle. Sub-pages: Asylum Claim · Humanitarian Protection · Fresh Claim.

Our Asylum & Protection Services

Choose the route that fits your situation. We prepare clear statements, country evidence, and a decision-ready submission.

Core route

Asylum Claim

End-to-end support from screening to substantive interview, with evidence-led submissions tailored to your account.

  • Screening & substantive interview preparation
  • Personal statement & timeline consistency checks
  • Country evidence (COI/CPIN) & risk analysis
Alternative protection

Humanitarian Protection

For serious harm risks where Refugee Convention grounds may not apply; clear, country-specific submissions.

  • Risk of serious harm & internal relocation review
  • Medical/rehabilitation & vulnerability evidence (where applicable)
  • Country conditions & security situation mapping
Further submissions

Fresh Claim

Focused further submissions where new evidence or country changes create a realistic prospect of success.

  • Rule 353 assessment & strategy
  • New evidence gathering & credibility analysis
  • Changed country conditions & expert reports

How it works

Clear steps from screening to decision — with evidence-led statements, interview preparation, and ongoing guidance.

  1. 1

    Screening & triage

    We map your protection grounds, urgent risks, trafficking/modern slavery indicators, and immediate support needs before the screening interview.

  2. 2

    Statement & timeline

    We draft a coherent personal statement and chronology, check consistency across forms and any prior immigration history, and gather corroborating evidence.

  3. 3

    Country evidence (COI/CPIN)

    We assemble country reports, expert commentary and risk analysis to support your account and address internal relocation and sufficiency of protection.

  4. 4

    Interview preparation

    We prepare you for the substantive interview, cover credibility themes, vulnerable-witness adjustments, and practical logistics.

  5. 5

    Submission, updates & decision

    We submit a structured bundle, manage further information requests, and advise on outcomes — including appeal or fresh-claim strategy if needed.

Eligibility — what we assess

We review your protection reasons, personal evidence, and country information, and explain the best route and strategy.

Refugee Convention

Convention reasons

We map your account to the recognised reasons and evidence what happened and why you’re at risk.

  • Race, religion, nationality
  • Political opinion
  • Particular social group
Humanitarian Protection

Serious harm risk

Where Convention reasons don’t fit, we assess serious harm and country conditions.

  • Risk of death penalty or unlawful killing
  • Torture or inhuman/degrading treatment
  • Indiscriminate violence in conflict
Credibility tests

Key decision factors

We prepare you for how claims are assessed and address common challenges.

  • Consistency & chronology
  • Internal relocation & protection
  • Delay and plausibility issues
Family & vulnerabilities

Additional considerations

We identify factors that affect route, evidence and interview adjustments.

  • Dependants & family links
  • Medical/mental health evidence
  • Trafficking/modern slavery indicators

Evidence & documents

We structure a clear, credible bundle — from identity and timeline to country reports and expert support.

Identity & immigration history

  • Passport/ID or alternative identity evidence
  • Visas, BRP/eVisa, previous applications/decisions
  • Travel history (tickets, stamps, itineraries)
  • Contact details & safe correspondence address

Personal statement & chronology

  • Detailed account of events & reasons for risk
  • Chronology aligned with forms/interviews
  • Trauma-informed drafting if vulnerable
  • Consistency checks across all evidence

Corroboration & witnesses

  • Police/court/official records (where obtainable)
  • Community/employer/NGO letters
  • Family/friend statements (format guidance)
  • Digital evidence (messages, media, metadata)

Country evidence & experts

  • COI/CPIN extracts & independent reports
  • Internal relocation & protection analysis
  • Medical/psychological assessments (if relevant)
  • Translations & certified copies (as required)

Tip: If a standard document is missing, we identify acceptable substitutes and explain why evidence may be unavailable — without harming credibility.

Fees & timelines

Clear guidance on costs and realistic processing times. We’ll confirm your options (including legal aid eligibility) before we start.

Government & legal aid

Application costs & support

  • Asylum claim submissionNo Home Office fee
  • Fresh claim / further submissionsNo Home Office fee
  • Legal Aid (where eligible)Means & merits tested

Some post-decision services (e.g., travel documents, BRP/eVisa updates) may have government fees. We’ll confirm what applies to you.

Professional

Fixed-fee options

  • Asylum claim (screening → interview)Fixed fee quote
  • Humanitarian Protection submissionFixed fee quote
  • Fresh claim (Rule 353)Quoted after review

Transparent scope and deliverables (statements, evidence schedule, interview prep). No hidden extras.

Typical timelines

Timescales vary by case complexity and Home Office capacity. We’ll set expectations for the screening/substantive interviews and advise on any priority or vulnerability adjustments available.

Common issues we solve

We identify risks early, explain them clearly, and structure evidence so your protection claim is credible and decision-ready.

Credibility & consistency

We reconcile timeline gaps or inconsistencies across statements, interviews, forms and digital evidence to strengthen credibility.

Delay & late disclosure

We set out trauma-informed reasons for delay, cultural barriers, fear, or previous advice issues — with supporting material.

Country evidence & relocation

We address COI/CPIN conflicts, internal relocation and sufficiency-of-protection arguments with current country reports.

Vulnerability & medical evidence

We obtain medico-legal/psychological assessments (where appropriate) and request reasonable interview adjustments.

Detention, reporting & housing

Support with detained/accelerated processes, reporting conditions, and accommodation changes affecting evidence access.

Trafficking (NRM) crossovers

We spot indicators of exploitation and coordinate NRM referrals alongside the asylum claim strategy when relevant.

Asylum & Protection — FAQs

Key answers about screening, interviews, evidence, and what happens after a decision.

Get expert help with your asylum or protection claim

We’ll assess your protection grounds, prepare a clear statement and country evidence, get you ready for interviews, and submit a structured, decision-ready bundle — with appeal or fresh-claim strategy if needed.