Help on arrival homeless
#16
Re: Help on arrival homeless
Adding to the good advice you've had already I would approach the Citizens Advice Bureau for free legal advice on your return. The Habitual Residence Test (three month wait) for benefits may not apply to you if you have deported, expelled or removed from Iran.
#17
Re: Help on arrival homeless
Im trying to find out how i can get help im coming back to England without money and im going to be homeless
i was in prison now for 2years here they also Torched me in prison...Now il i have is my passport the money i had to pay for lawyers to get me out now im coming back to uk as i want to get my life togheter but i dont have no family to help me over there and i dont even know where to get help because i been beaten up so much that i almost forget everything im nedd of help soon as i get there
i was in prison now for 2years here they also Torched me in prison...Now il i have is my passport the money i had to pay for lawyers to get me out now im coming back to uk as i want to get my life togheter but i dont have no family to help me over there and i dont even know where to get help because i been beaten up so much that i almost forget everything im nedd of help soon as i get there
Adding to what others have posted
Where did you get the money for a flight back to the UK?
On the basis that you have your British passport, that you will be allowed entry to the UK, once you get through passport control, that on that basis with zero money, that you don't have anyone in the UK that you can stay with - you will be in a very difficult position
Will you have any money with you or not, will there be anyone meeting you, or will you have anywhere to go when you arrive, will you have your mobile phone & and/computer with you?
On your arrival, try this
Social care | Heathrow Travel Care | Heathrow
page 5 in the brochure below
http://www.heathrow.com/file_source/...e-brochure.pdf
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Last edited by not2old; Feb 12th 2017 at 12:36 pm. Reason: added to the post
#18
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Re: Help on arrival homeless
I'd think any UK news media (press and TV) would have an interest in your story and, although I doubt they will give cash, they may facilitate to help you get back on your feet.
Who knows...once your story is told even President Trump may have an interest in your knowledge of what goes on in Iran....you may have useful information that has value.
Who knows...once your story is told even President Trump may have an interest in your knowledge of what goes on in Iran....you may have useful information that has value.
#19
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Re: Help on arrival homeless
If you are Muslim why not go to the local Mosque ? You have nothing to lose.
#20
Re: Help on arrival homeless
On the basis the OP (or anyone) that arrives in the UK (landing at Heathrow/Gatwick/Manchester), with zero money, no one to meet them, without a mobile phone.... what would you do?
OP, on the basis that you have no family in the UK, have you a network of social media friends in the UK that could offer you short term assistance?
On arrival in a destitute situation see the contact information in my post #19 as a starting point
Others have suggested the YMCA & citizens advice folks, but you'll need to get from the airport to some destination or town to get to a youth hostel, which I believe is not 'totally free', then your life back in the UK begins
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_ad...omeless_people
http://www.nosecondnightout.org.uk/a...no/what-we-do/
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/rou...t-homelessness
As someone that arrives totally destitute....
According to a web search, folks live or can hang around inside Heathrow for a short time (homeless airport dwellers, for extended stays), but one still needs some money for tea, coffee & snacks, either from hand-outs or trash diving (food that is left on seats or thrown in the trash can).
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/veter...-10022906.html
24 - 36 hours to get things sorted, where should I go, what should I do, I must get to a welfare agency or homeless shelter, I will need access to a phone or internet. I shall then start my life back in the UK with getting to 'citizens advice' folks, hopefully a job, accommodation.
OP, how homeless or destitute will you be arriving back in the UK?
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OP, on the basis that you have no family in the UK, have you a network of social media friends in the UK that could offer you short term assistance?
On arrival in a destitute situation see the contact information in my post #19 as a starting point
Others have suggested the YMCA & citizens advice folks, but you'll need to get from the airport to some destination or town to get to a youth hostel, which I believe is not 'totally free', then your life back in the UK begins
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_ad...omeless_people
http://www.nosecondnightout.org.uk/a...no/what-we-do/
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/rou...t-homelessness
As someone that arrives totally destitute....
According to a web search, folks live or can hang around inside Heathrow for a short time (homeless airport dwellers, for extended stays), but one still needs some money for tea, coffee & snacks, either from hand-outs or trash diving (food that is left on seats or thrown in the trash can).
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/veter...-10022906.html
24 - 36 hours to get things sorted, where should I go, what should I do, I must get to a welfare agency or homeless shelter, I will need access to a phone or internet. I shall then start my life back in the UK with getting to 'citizens advice' folks, hopefully a job, accommodation.
OP, how homeless or destitute will you be arriving back in the UK?
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Last edited by not2old; Feb 12th 2017 at 2:24 pm. Reason: added to the thread
#21
Re: Help on arrival homeless
Im trying to find out how i can get help im coming back to engeland with out no money and im going to be homless due to a terrible change in my life i was living in middle east as my sitution is kind of hard to explain.. i was not in uk for the past 3years i dont have no family in uk.and im going to be homless as i get there how can i get help on my arrival i just wanna come bak and get my life back to together plz no racist coments or anything like that just guys tell me how i i can get help plz
#25
Re: Help on arrival homeless
BE members have been doing most the dialogue, little response from the OP, so I'm going to wait till he gets back on the thread before commenting further.
Imagine if any one of us arrived in the UK with only the clothes on our backs, no money other than some pocket change, no cell/mobile phone, no computer, no contacts, no family or friends.... what would you do as you exit airport arrivals gate... what next?
Imagine if any one of us arrived in the UK with only the clothes on our backs, no money other than some pocket change, no cell/mobile phone, no computer, no contacts, no family or friends.... what would you do as you exit airport arrivals gate... what next?
#26
Re: Help on arrival homeless
From the Iranian Association website:
The Iranian Association has been providing the advisory service for 30 years; the centre offers advice/information on welfare, housing, immigration and mental/physical health. The association also supports the clients in form filling and makes referral to other agencies such as solicitors, law centres and social services.
#27
Re: Help on arrival homeless
Under the circumstances, if the OP is a British citizen and still in Iran, then I would suggest:
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/...k-for-iranians
If now in another country but not the UK, then the British embassy or consulate of that country.
If someone is a British citizen and a destitute victim of torture, then I would hope that the UK is still the kind of country that would help.
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/...k-for-iranians
If now in another country but not the UK, then the British embassy or consulate of that country.
If someone is a British citizen and a destitute victim of torture, then I would hope that the UK is still the kind of country that would help.
Last edited by Lion in Winter; Feb 12th 2017 at 3:21 pm.
#28
Re: Help on arrival homeless
Under the circumstances, if the OP is a British citizen and still in Iran, then I would suggest:
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/...k-for-iranians
If now in another country but not the UK, then the embassy or consulate of that country.
If someone is a British citizen and a destitute victim of torture, then I would hope that the UK is still the kind of country that would help.
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/...k-for-iranians
If now in another country but not the UK, then the embassy or consulate of that country.
If someone is a British citizen and a destitute victim of torture, then I would hope that the UK is still the kind of country that would help.
#29
Re: Help on arrival homeless
They can't assist dual citizens? I knew that meant they couldn't protect them from the actions of the other country, but I did think that they could help them on other matters. Apparently I was wrong.
#30
Re: Help on arrival homeless
They can't offer consular assistance to those who are citizens of the country in question. I'm not sure what other assistance you are expecting them to provide?