Information for Detainees

Travel documents

If you do not have a valid passport the UK Border Agency will expect you to provide them with information about your identity to help them obtain travel documents for you. If you want to obtain travel documents to leave the UK there are steps you can take - such as writing letters - to try to obtain them from your Embassy or High Commission in the UK. BID’s Travel Document Project online will help you to understand the application process.

If you are detained but don't have a legal advisor we recommend that you try to get legal representation via the Detention Duty Advice scheme in your removal centre. Ask in the Library or ask a Welfare Officer for more information.

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BID London

020 7247 3590

020 7426 0335

Monday - Thursday 10-12. For detainees in Harmondsworth, Colnbrook, Yarl's Wood, Tinsley House, Morton Hall, Dungavel, and immigration detainees in prisons

BID Oxford

01865 200 357

01865 793 009

Tuesday - Friday 10-4. For detainees in Campsfield House, Brook House, Lindholme

BID South

023 9281 6633

023 9282 1529

Monday - Thursday 10-4. For detainees in Dover and Haslar

Press

07949 404505

Disclaimer : Although every effort is made to ensure the information on these pages is accurate and up to date, it should not be treated as a complete and authoritative statement of the law - BID cannot be held liable for any inaccuracies and their consequences. The information on this site is not legal advice. If you have a legal problem you should talk to a lawyer or adviser before making a decision about what to do. You may wish to use the Community Legal Advice directory to locate an adviser.