Making a referral: Citizenship applications
If you think you may be entitled to British citizenship, or if you know someone who might be, Kids in Need of Defence UK (KIND UK) provides free legal advice and representation
Making a referral: 7-year applications
We prefer to receive referrals via frontline agencies with whom we have an existing relationship as this ensures that referrals are targeted, and that children and their families are able to access
Albanian trafficking and organised crime: Paper by Claudia Neale and Micah Neale (April 2025)
An updated, comprehensive review of the most up-to-date sources relating to trafficking, protection and organised crime in Albania: this is an essential resource for lawyers representing Albanian asylum claims and anyone
Albanians seeking protection and mental health: Briefing by Helen Bamber Foundation (2025)
This briefing aims to capture HBF's understanding of the mental health issues many people who are seeking protection in the UK, including survivors of trafficking, face and their treatment needs and possible
Analysis of the Home Office CIN on Mental Healthcare in Albania: Paper by Dr Micah Neale (February 2025)
Click here to view the paper: https://miclu.org/assets/uploads/Analysis-of-the-Home-Office-CIN-on-Mental-Health-version-3.pdf This research paper by Dr Micah Anne Neale analyses the Home Office Country Information Note (CIN) on mental healthcare in Albania (version 3.0). Dr Neale’s
Albania: is it really a “safe country” for the purposes of certification?: Immigration blog by Mark Symes and Emma Fitzsimons (September 2024)
Garden Court barristers take a look at recently updated Country Policy Information Notes published over Summer 2024 and highlight some issues with the Home Office analysis, considering how certification is applied across
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OUR MISSIONTo make the immigration and asylum systems safer and fairer and work in the best interests of children and young people.OUR VISION Protecting and promoting access to justice for young people.Achieving a
Albanian trafficked boys and young men: A review of the February 2023 CPIN – Papers by David Neale (February 2023)
A review and critique of the updated Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) on human trafficking in Albania which was published in February 2023. The government's new guidance on trafficking in
Albanian blood feuds: Yet another unconvincing CPIN – Paper by David Neale (February 2023)
In September 2022 David Neale reviewed a new Country Policy and Information Note (CPIN) on blood feuds in Albania which was published in September 2022. He found that the evidence in
Using learning to inform challenges to the Nationality and Borders Act 2022
The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 makes a large number of changes to the asylum system. It poses a host of new and unfamiliar challenges for asylum lawyers. As most provisions
