26 articles tagged
Residence permit, asylum, homelessness, health care, rights: the five kinds of free help for migrants, the role of UNHCR, IOM and InfoMigrants, the traps of paid intermediaries, then a detailed guide for each country in Europe and the Americas.
Residence permit, renewal, regularisation, appeal against an OQTF: La Cimade, Gisti, the LDH, the ASTIs, Comede, RESF, Secours catholique, Points-justice and legal aid. What each one does, for whom, and how to reach them.
First reception, postal address, OFPRA file, interview, appeal to the CNDA, shelter, healthcare: France terre d'asile, Forum réfugiés, La Cimade, Comede, the Red Cross, Utopia 56, Dom'Asile, Secours catholique, and the role of the SPADA, OFII, OFPRA and CNDA.
No accommodation and no money in France, with or without papers: 115, day centres, domiciliation at the CCAS, the associations (Emmaüs Solidarité, Secours populaire, Secours Catholique, Red Cross, Restos du Cœur, Utopia 56, Dom'Asile, Salvation Army) and protection for unaccompanied minors.
Ill, without cover or waiting for your rights: where to get free care in France (hospital PASS, Médecins du Monde, Comede, Centre Primo Levi), and the conditions for PUMa, the Complémentaire santé solidaire and AME according to service-public and ameli.
CIRÉ, ADDE and SIREAS in Brussels, Point d'appui in Liège, Vluchtelingenwerk and the CAWs in Flanders, Caritas International for family reunification: who helps foreigners in Belgium for free, and where to turn for a lawyer or an integration programme.
112, 101, 1733 and Samusocial for emergencies; BelRefugees and the Humanitarian Hub for shelter and day care; Médecins du Monde's CASO, the Red Cross Refugee Medical Point and the CPAS's urgent medical aid for healthcare without a residence permit.
ASTI's free Guichet Info Migrants for residence, Passerell for applicants for international protection, CLAE for French, the Red Cross and Médecins du Monde for emergencies and healthcare, ONA and guichet.lu on the public side: who helps foreigners in Luxembourg.
SFH/OSAR, HEKS/EPER, Caritas, the Swiss Red Cross, the Centres sociaux protestants, CCSI: who helps foreigners in Switzerland free of charge with asylum, permits, healthcare without papers or poverty, and why the right contact depends on your canton.
Who helps foreigners in Germany free of charge: the Migrationsberatung (MBE) and Youth Migration Services, Pro Asyl and the Refugee Councils, Caritas, Diakonie, the German Red Cross, AWO, Paritätischer, Refugee Law Clinics and Medibüros for healthcare without papers.
Who helps foreigners in Austria free of charge: Diakonie Flüchtlingsdienst, Caritas, Volkshilfe, the Austrian Red Cross, Integrationshaus in Vienna, the asylkoordination network, and the public bodies BBU (asylum legal advice) and ÖIF (integration, German courses).
Permesso di soggiorno, asylum, health care, meals, Italian classes: the organisations helping migrants in Italy for free, city by city. Naga, Centro Astalli, Emergency, Caritas, Red Cross, Sant'Egidio, ARCI, ASGI, and the public offices.
Asylum, papers, housing, health care, racism: the organisations helping migrants in Spain, what each does and where to find it. Plus free legal aid through the bar (justicia gratuita), the oficinas de extranjería, and what to know after the 2026 regularisation.
Asylum, papers, housing, jobs, health care: the organisations helping migrants in Portugal, what each does and how to reach it. CPR, JRS Portugal, the Portuguese Red Cross, Cáritas, then AIMA's public offices and the CLAIM and CNAIM centres.
Asylum, family reunification, undocumented status, care without insurance: the organisations helping migrants in the Netherlands, what each does and how to reach it. VluchtelingenWerk, ASKV, Stichting LOS, Doctors of the World, Red Cross, then the IND, COA and Juridisch Loket.
Migrant Help for asylum support, JCWI and Praxis for free legal advice, Doctors of the World for access to a GP, and the IAA to check that an adviser is allowed to practise: the organisations helping migrants in the United Kingdom, what each one does and how to reach it.
Irish Refugee Council for people seeking protection, Immigrant Council of Ireland and Nasc for residence and family reunification, MRCI for exploited or undocumented workers, Doras in Limerick, Crosscare in Dublin: the organisations helping migrants in Ireland, what each one does and how to reach it.
Asylrättscentrum for free legal advice to asylum seekers, the Swedish Red Cross for migration advice, tracing relatives and trauma treatment centres, Läkare i Världen for access to care: the organisations helping migrants in Sweden, what each one does and how to reach it.
NOAS for free legal aid on asylum and residence, SEIF for free support in seven cities, Juss-Buss for immigration law, the health centre for undocumented migrants in Oslo, the Red Cross and Kirkens Bymisjon: the organisations helping migrants in Norway, what each one does and how to reach it.
The Danish Refugee Council for free asylum counselling and its 140 volunteer groups, Refugees Welcome for individual legal advice, the Red Cross clinic for care without a CPR number: the organisations helping migrants in Denmark, what each one does, and the role of the Danish Immigration Service and SIRI.
The TCRI directory, the free Accompagnement Québec service, PRAIDA for asylum seekers, PROMIS, CSAI, CARI St-Laurent, INICI (formerly ALPA), La Maisonnée and the Doctors of the World clinic: who does what, for whom, and how to reach them.
IRCC's official tool to find free services near you, then OCASI and Settlement.org, COSTI, FCJ Refugee Centre, ISSofBC, MOSAIC, CCIS in Calgary, the francophone immigration networks and legal aid: who does what, for whom, and who is allowed to charge.
EOIR's official lists (pro bono legal help, recognized organizations and accredited representatives), IRC, HIAS, CWS, USCRI, CLINIC, ILRC, ACLU, RAICES, KIND, then African Communities Together, BAJI and African Services Committee: who does what, for whom, and how to reach them.
Who is allowed to advise you, why forms are free, the only website for the green card lottery, the frauds identified by EOIR, how to check a lawyer or accredited representative, and where to report: based only on USCIS, the FTC and the Department of Justice.
Papers, refugee status, shelter, health care, work: the organisations helping migrants in Brazil, what each does, for whom and where to find it. Plus the Polícia Federal, the Defensoria Pública da União, São Paulo's CRAI and the free numbers to know.
Papers, refugee status, health care, rights: the organisations helping migrants in Argentina, what each does and where to find it. Plus the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones, CONARE, the free lawyer from the Defensoría General de la Nación, and what decree 366/2025 changed according to the organisations.