startnewlife
IAA Level 3 · Asylum and Protection Non-profit organisation
IAA · , Colchester

RAMA

Contacts and offices

Head office
31 Eld Lane, , Colchester, CO1 1LS

Offices by city

Offices without their own contact details share the ones already shown above.

Colchester,
RAMA House, 31 Eld Lane, CO11LS

Who can get help

Who qualifies

We support people who cannot afford paid immigration advice. ... we prioritise clients who are facing destitution or serious financial hardship.

Area covered

Colchester, Essex

How to apply

Professionals referring a client should complete the Referral Form ... and send it to the appropriate team ... rama@rama.org.uk or rama@rama.org.uk

Help is free

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.

  • Kubra Irshad — adviser
    Level 3 · Level 2 Immigration, Level 2 Asylum and Protection, Level 3 Immigration, Level 3 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Gulberk Gur — adviser
    Level 2 · Level 2 Immigration, Level 2 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Colm Niall McDonald — adviser
    Level 1 · Level 1 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Hasina Uddin — adviser
    Level 1 · Level 1 Asylum and Protection
    IAA register · checked 28 August 2026
  • Maria Wilby — Director, Operational Lead & Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Elizabeth Long — Chair of Directors, Partnerships & Programmes Manager
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Phil Dunnett — Director
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Shelley Braddock-Overbury — Director
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Laith Al Jobouri — Director
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Renee Luthra — Director
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Bryn Griffiths — Director
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Maud-May Cuthbert — Ukraine Lead
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
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  • Colm McDonald — Senior Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Leena Alfrhat — Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Lead
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Jenny Wilson — Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Nathan Niesley — Complex Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Ayse Uzun Demir — Immigration & Asylum Caseworker
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Joyce McIntyre — Food Projects Coordinator
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Simona Čerkauskienė — IAA Advisor
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026
  • Paula Maclellan — Admin Lead
    firm website · checked 28 August 2026

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