The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK’s largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law. These services are free to people who are eligible - click here to see if this applies to you. We also offer a fee-paying (non-profit) service. We are independent from the Government. Our asylum and immigration advice is provided confidentially.

FOR ADVICE, find your local IAS office: click here for details of our offices and surgeries across the UK and abroad and how to get in touch with them. IAS also has a telephone advice service.

Advice about immigration and asylum law: click here for online advice.

Need help in other languages? We currently offer summaries of our service in Urdu  (), Arabic, Pashtu, Russian, Portuguese and Turkish.

If you wish to speak to our Press Office please click here. This is NOT a line for advice. Please contact your nearest IAS office for advice.  Click here for details of our offices. Alternatively use our telephone advice service

Your guarantee of quality:  We are regulated by the OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) and are subject to the Commissioner’s rules. With over 35 years of experience in giving advice about immigration and asylum law, we are also part of the Community Legal Service scheme.