We work with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from all over the world offering English classes, practical support and community. We welcome people regardless of where they come from, their immigration status, their age, their religion, their background or any other factor.
Join Our Community
In order to join our community and access classes and services, you must register with us. This way we are able to offer a high level of support to each person’s individual needs.
We register new people ever year in September from those on the waiting list. If you are interested in our services, either for yourself or for a friend, we ask you to register for our waiting list.
Our waiting list will open in summer 2026. Registration will be in September/October 2026.
To be notified when our waiting list for next year opens, please sign up here with your email.
If you need support now, please contact one of the organisations listed at the bottom of this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are on the waiting list, please see answers to common questions here.
We will contact you in early September 2026 with registration details.
We will contact you in early September 2026, everyone on our waiting list will be invited to attend a registration day. We will inform you of the dates of the Registration Day when we contact you.
We will contact you and let you know when to send us your ID.
Please don’t visit the Centre before we contact you.
Unfortunately, due to high demand for our services, we can only work with registered clients.
If you have any questions, please contact an organisation on the list above.
If your question is about the registration process, you can email: info@islingtoncentre.co.uk
Please email us at info@islingtoncentre.co.uk with your full name, and we will remove you from the list.
Please send them the form for them to complete and they will be added to the list.
We are unable to work with anyone under 18 years old, please refer to the list of organisations below.
Other Resources and Community Support
Support for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who are children or young people
020 8684 9140
Complete services for refugees and asylum seekers
Non-urgent Medical Help
Non-emergency number
Dental Advice Helpline
Central London Action on Sexual Health (CLASH)
Central London Action on Sexual Health (CLASH) HIV related help
111
01788 539780
0203 317 5252
0203 317 5100
Emergency Contact and Crisis Numbers
Police, Fire, Ambulance
Emergency when there is a threat to life (ONLY IN EMERGENCIES)
999
Mental Health
Homelessness
Immigration and Asylum Support
Free Asylum Helpline (open everyday, 24/7)
Free immigration advice line in French or English. Available Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays 10:30am – 1:30pm
0207 440 2669
Free housing and welfare benefit advice line in French or English. Available Wednesdays 10:30am – 1:30pm
0207 440 2669
Bail for Immigration Detainees
Immigration Detainee Helpline – open 10am to 12 noon Monday to Thursday (outside these times leave a message)
020 7456 9750
Legal advice enquiries through email
casework@biduk.org
Domestic Abuse
What is domestic abuse?
“Domestic abuse as an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. It is very common. In the vast majority of cases it is experienced by women and is perpetrated by men.” – Women’s Aid 2022
Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants 