Refugees and asylum seekers

Ali, Chnoor and Ayub in the Refugee Support office in Leicester after being reunited.

Three miles to happiness: a family reunion story

A family are reunited after seven years with help from the British Red Cross family tracing service.

content type Article estimated reading time 2 minutes
An illustration of a man holding up three tickets to three people, two men and a woman

A family reunion that was five years in the making

Kai's search for his parents took him from childhood to adulthood

content type Story estimated reading time 3 minutes
Two women and two children sit on a sofa smiling at the camera. They have been living in the UK since arriving from Ukraine in September 2022

"We instantly felt safe - for the first time in months, I was finally calm"

Karyna and her family's journey from Ukraine to the UK took six months. Here, she tells their story

content type Story estimated reading time 3 minutes
An illustration of a man standing in an airport arrivals lounge, holding a sign that says "When I finally had them in my arms, I said thank you, thank you, thank you"

“Nothing is as painful as being separated from your family”

How one father of three was reunited with his family after three long years apart

content type Story estimated reading time 3 minutes