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IAA Level 3 · Asylum and Protection ⭐ 4.2 Google (18)checked 31 August 2026 Non-profit organisation
IAA · Leeds

PAFRAS

Contacts and offices

Head office
Unit 24, Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS7 1AB

Who can get help

Who qualifies

asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers who live in the Leeds area; young migrants aged 16-24 with an insecure immigration status

Area covered

Leeds area

How to apply

Drop-in every Wednesday at St Aidans Community Hall in Harehills; for young migrants, referral form via email

Source: the organisation's website · checked 28 August 2026

Conditions are taken from the organisation’s own website. They change — check the organisation’s site before applying.

Who runs the cases

Names come only from verifiable sources: the IAA adviser register and the firm’s official team page. Teams change — confirm when you get in touch.

  • Eve Russell-Cohen — adviser
    Level 2 · Level 1 Immigration, Level 2 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Fanny Alexandra Candido — adviser
    Level 2 · Level 1 Immigration, Level 1 Asylum and Protection, Level 2 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Laurie Benjamin Ray — adviser
    Level 2 · Level 2 Immigration, Level 2 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Grace Lane — adviser
    Level 1 · Level 1 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Natasha Halsey — adviser
    Level 1 · Level 1 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Alex Candido — Young Migrants Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Chris Webster — Drop-in and Volunteer Coordinator
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Evie Russel-Cohen — Destitution Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Fiona McCulloch-Exley — Mental Health Support Worker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Karen Pearse — Director
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Karim Aref — Destitution Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Laurie Ray — Senior Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
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  • Siplillien Birani — Advice Volunteer Coordinator
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Snezhana Martynova — Finance and Monitoring Manager
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Yasmin Hussain — Sanctuary Domestic Violence and Abuse Support Worker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026

Check the registration

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