ga - What does civil legal aid and advice for asylum and subsidiary protection cover?

What does civil legal aid and advice for asylum and subsidiary protection cover?

The law centre will

> Provide you with an interpreter for appointments with your lawyer (called a solicitor in Ireland), if you don’t speak English.

> Give you advice before you submit your questionnaire to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner or before you attend your interview in the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner.

> Make written submissions to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in support of your application for asylum.

> Represent you before the Refugee Appeals Tribunal

> Assist you to make an application for subsidiary protection.

> Assist you to make an application for leave to remain in Ireland.

> Give you advice in relation to deportation orders and judicial review.

> Represent you in the District Court if you are detained under the Refugee Act

The law centre might sometimes refer your case to a solicitor in private practice for some of or all of these steps. If you need representation before the Refugee Appeals Tribunal or a Court, it might instruct a barrister (a lawyer who will speak on your behalf in Court) to represent you.

What won’t legal aid for an asylum application cover?
Sometimes, after your application for asylum has been decided, your solicitor might advise you to take an action in the High Court to see if the decision on your asylum application was made according to fair procedures. This is called a judicial review. While you might be able to get legal aid for this, you’ll need to fill out an application form and might need to pay a higher contribution. We will also look at the merits of your case before deciding to grant you legal aid.