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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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
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.
Espero AKPOLI
2 Nov 2026
