{"id":21,"date":"2012-11-19T16:12:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T15:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-10-06T09:32:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T08:32:55","slug":"need-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/eu-rights-clinic\/need-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Need help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Important notice***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff0000\"><strong>Due to the high volume of enquiries, we are at present unable to respond to enquiries that do not relate to Belgium.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Enquiries relating to Belgium:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>If you received an expulsion order or a letter asking you to prove your right of residence from the Belgian authorities or you simply want information about your rights of residence in Belgium, please contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europe4people.org\/en\/expulsion-helpdesk\/\">Belgian expulsion helpdesk<\/a> by making an appointment on this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europe4people.org\/en\/expulsion-helpdesk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Enquiries relating to the UK and other EU countries:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>We recommend that you send your message to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eu-rights\/enquiry-complaint-form\/home?languageCode=en&amp;origin=yea\">Your Europe Advice<\/a>, which\u00a0is a free legal service of the European Commission that deals with cases of mobile EU citizens exercising their freedom of movement rights in another EU Member State.<a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eu-rights\/enquiry-complaint-form\/home?languageCode=en&amp;origin=yea\">Your Europe Advice<\/a>\u00a0will provide you with a free legal answer in every official language of the EU within 3-5 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All enquiries are treated as strictly confidential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We do not give advice over the telephone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can help you if you cannot afford the services of a lawyer and your problem concerns EU law.\u00a0This can covers matters such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visas:<\/strong> your family members face difficulties in obtaining a visa for\u00a0travel to an EU country other than your country of nationality,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Residence:<\/strong> you and your family members\u00a0face difficulties in registering with the local authorities as a resident in an EU country other than your country of nationality,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Problems with airlines or other transport companies:<\/strong>\u00a0you or your family members were denied boarding because you held incorrect travel documents,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthcare or social security:<\/strong>\u00a0you\u00a0and your family members\u00a0face difficulties in\u00a0accessing healthcare or social security when moving around the EU,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Returning home after living abroad:<\/strong> you\u00a0or your family members\u00a0face difficulties when\u00a0coming back to your home country after living in another EU country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We do not give advice on matters relating to commercial law or criminal law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can watch\u00a0a video\u00a0about a typical case handled by\u00a0the EU Rights Clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gv1fR6cHOtk&amp;list=UUAg1jK5KiTqE1cWNtVCIxrQ&amp;index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want advice about the European Convention on Human Rights, you should contact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.airecentre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIRE Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We will only take on cases that remain unresolved after the intervention of the EU&#8217;s various assistance services.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want specific advice on your rights under EU law, you first need to contact <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eu-rights\/enquiry-complaint-form\/home?languageCode=en&amp;origin=yea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your Europe Advice<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In some cases, it would also be appropriate to contact <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/solvit\/site\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOLVIT<\/a>\u00a0, the EU&#8217;s problem-solving network if your problem\u00a0is with a national or local authority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If despite having asked these services to intervene, your problem remains unresolved, then we may be able to help you. 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