Asylum in the UK
Setting: modern day UK
My character's plane has just landed on an unspecified airport in the UK. She's arrived from a dictatorship that is known for it's use of torture and illegal arrests, and her goal with the trip is to apply for asylum in the UK. Now I've read a LOT of documents about this the last few days, but there are a few things I can't seem to find the answer to:
1) Where at the airport should she go to get the needed documents (the Statement of Evidence Form)?
I assume she will just ask a security guard and he or she will be able to point her in the right direction, but I have no idea where that "right direction" is :P
2) She's got a place to stay and money enough to live pretty comfortably for several months. I'm hoping to avoid her being detained, and from what I understand, it's really a matter of luck whether she's detained or not... is this true? Or will she be detained as she comes from a problem country?
3) How long time would it take to fill out the Statement of Evidence Form? With help from a lawyer, could she be finished after a few hours, or would she need to come back another day to finish the form?
My character's plane has just landed on an unspecified airport in the UK. She's arrived from a dictatorship that is known for it's use of torture and illegal arrests, and her goal with the trip is to apply for asylum in the UK. Now I've read a LOT of documents about this the last few days, but there are a few things I can't seem to find the answer to:
1) Where at the airport should she go to get the needed documents (the Statement of Evidence Form)?
I assume she will just ask a security guard and he or she will be able to point her in the right direction, but I have no idea where that "right direction" is :P
2) She's got a place to stay and money enough to live pretty comfortably for several months. I'm hoping to avoid her being detained, and from what I understand, it's really a matter of luck whether she's detained or not... is this true? Or will she be detained as she comes from a problem country?
3) How long time would it take to fill out the Statement of Evidence Form? With help from a lawyer, could she be finished after a few hours, or would she need to come back another day to finish the form?
