The Citizens Rights Project provides free and regulated immigration advice and support to all EU/EEA/Swiss nationals and their family members living in Scotland.

Through our work we also reach vulnerable clients who need our assistance with their applications for settled status. These citizens often don’t have valid ID documents or passports. This is a requirement to apply for pre-settled or settled status. For some, travelling to their national consulates or embassies proves to be an overwhelming financial difficulty.

We have launched an appeal to raise funds to assist the most vulnerable clients with the costs of their travel, paying for new ID documents, or even taking a passport photo. There are only few hardship funds available in Scotland and our clients are often not eligible to apply for either of them and rely on private discretionary donations.

To find more information and learn about some of our case studies visit our blog here.

You can do so by donating to our crowdfunder in this link or making a donation direct to our bank account using the following details:

Citizens Rights Project

Bank of Scotland

Account – 16728964

Sort code – 80-22-60

Please use the reference: Hardship fund