Where are the immigrants taken when they arrive in the uk?

We should follow Australia's policy.
You can't get in there without a passport. and in lots of cases they won't take you unless you have a job lined up to go to.

Primrose53

StripeyGran

How could an ordinary person have legitimate answers to this complex and worrying issue please? It is possible to be very concerned and have a shred of compassion. The two are not mutually exclusive.

People seeking asylum have no structure because they are prevented from working, in some cases even volunteering.

Are all the men trouble and criminals because correct me if I'm wrong that's what you seem to be saying?

FGS!!!! Prevented from working? they are here ILLEGALLY!!!
Name me a country in the world who allow people to do that!

Ah, I see you are a consumate expert in all matters immigration and asylum.

As you were.

Calendargirl

welbeck

Some people are racist

I don’t think it’s racist to want people to come here through the proper channels.

Also agree that destroying their paperwork is a no no.

Cannot imagine you would be allowed to rock up in Australia, say, without passport or correct identification.

No wonder Reform is gaining popularity. Not that they would have a workable solution, but neither do any of the other parties.

Lots of talk, not much action, and no results to speak of.

I do wish people would stop quoting Australia as if they turn back all those who seek asylum. They do not.
They do have immigration centres (some off-shore) where those arriving stay until their case is processed and they are either given leave to remain or deported.

DD volunteers with a group giving free English lessons and another young woman she knows gives free legal advice.

Nanato3

We should follow Australia's policy.
You can't get in there without a passport. and in lots of cases they won't take you unless you have a job lined up to go to.

Please read my post above.

www.refugeecouncil.org.au/statistics/

Primrose53

StripeyGran

How could an ordinary person have legitimate answers to this complex and worrying issue please? It is possible to be very concerned and have a shred of compassion. The two are not mutually exclusive.

People seeking asylum have no structure because they are prevented from working, in some cases even volunteering.

Are all the men trouble and criminals because correct me if I'm wrong that's what you seem to be saying?

FGS!!!! Prevented from working? they are here ILLEGALLY!!!
Name me a country in the world who allow people to do that!

People seeking asylum have no structure because they are prevented from working, in some cases even volunteering.

Asylum seekers are allowed to work, at least in theory, if they have been waiting a year or more for a decision.

Many illegal immigrants are working - illegally. Some have been trafficked and are controlled by criminal gangs. Others were students whose visas have expired.

The rest work for Deliveroo!

I didn’t say that Australia doesn’t take asylum seekers.

Just that they seem to have a far better process for dealing with them.

And yes, they have immigration centres (some offshore) where they are sent until their applications are dealt with.

We tried that, with Rwanda, but it never got off the ground.

I don’t think the Australians put them up in hotels, at the tax payers expense though.

I listened to Angela Eagles doing the PR round of the News Stations, except GBNews!, rolling out the usual platitudes about Labour needing time to get a grip of this problem. She was not convincing because deep down we do not believe Labour is heavy-handed enough to deal with a growing situation. They traditionally side with the underdog, do they not?

Apologies if I misunderstood, Calendargirl

I don’t think the Australians put them up in hotels, at the tax payers expense though.
I'm sure they don't.

When entering Australia, even on a holiday visa, you have to hand in an Incoming Passenger form with the address(es) of where you'll be staying, plus other information including a health declaration, too.

Oreo

The rest work for Deliveroo!

Am I alone in hating Deliveroo, sheer exploitation! Is there any will for the powers that be to go in there and take them apart. Why are people so in thrall to having luke warm food delivered in some manky old delivery bag. "Go and get it yourselves" is what I tell one son when he and girlfriend stay and order their must have Wagamama's because they don't have one near them, then spend half the evening moaning because something vital to them like the chopsticks are missing oh God! first world problems, now you'll have to manage with a knife and fork

Just eat and deliveroo have to manage the refund system for the often million pound businesses too

I suppose this is how local restaurant are going to be forced out too a bit like when supermarkets became a thing

Why is this thread on the ‘Site Stuff’ forum?

There was a local purge on Deliveroo and Just eat bikers. The restaurants take on genuine students as drivers so can check their docs but the students then sell on the jobs to random migrants. That's why they all seem to wear balaclavas or full face masks. I think the police nabbed about 30 of them.
Some hungry people left that night!

Dozens of caravans have been removed from a road and from The Downs in Bristol after complaints from local residents of years of anti-social behaviour, illegal littering and criminality.

A group set up to try to protect the Downs were told that it was 'a hate crime' by a van dweller.

Many of the dwellers in the were thought to be working illegally.

Detention and Potential Removal:
Some individuals arrested have been detained and could be removed from the UK, including those with overstayed visas.
Exploitation Concerns:
Some individuals arrested were reportedly working for companies like Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

One man said an immigration enforcement team last year removed his Brazilian kerbside neighbours who had been working as delivery riders, leaving abandoned caravans which were taken over by drug dealers and alcoholics.

"I'd happily move onto a site," he says. "If it keeps the peace and we can live how we want to live then I'll happily pay for it."

But some are defiant. "They will never get rid of us,"

He adds that he feels some of the local residents complaining about the van dwellers are bigoted and small-minded.

A very sad story yesterday highlights how vital it is that people entering this country must have documentation, ID etc and it must be thoroughly vetted.

A 14 year old girl in a psychiatric hospital (daughter of a GP and a surgeon) should have been on constant suicide watch.

The “careworker” left her unattended and she killed herself. He was working on false ID documents and fled back to Ghana when it was discovered. They have no idea where he is now.

We know nothing about the young men arriving on boats. Very, very dangerous.

Legal immigration is a good thing.

Illegal immigration, people working with false ID and documents is not a good thing.

Disturbances have occurred throughout Britain and arrests have been made. It appears that many of those people arrested have previous convictions for a range of violent offences - "In Rotherham, where rioters set fire to an asylum hotel, 75 people were arrested, 35 of whom had been reported for domestic abuse," (Guardian).

This sort of finding appears to be quite common in protests in various areas of the country.

It's ironic that these people, who terrorise the people in the hotels including hotel workers, and the local community in general, and who have injured several police officers, claim they are doing so to "protect our women and girls", when in fact a significant proportion of them have form for doing exactly the opposite of that.

Tommeh likes to protect our girls doesn't he?

Incidentally, I have put the thread title into AI and it came back with this:

When immigrants arrive in the UK, their destination and processing depend on how they arrive, their immigration status, and whether they are seeking asylum or coming through a legal visa route. Here’s a breakdown:

🔹 1. Legal Immigrants (e.g., on work, study, or family visas)
These individuals usually go directly to their declared accommodation, such as:

University residences (for students)

Sponsored accommodation (for workers)

Private homes (for family reunification)

They may be subject to border checks at the airport or port but are not detained.

🔹 2. Asylum Seekers (including those arriving by small boats or irregular routes)
Initial Processing:

Taken to a processing centre, such as:

Manston Short-Term Holding Facility (in Kent)

Other temporary intake centres

Their identity is checked, and they undergo health and security screening.

Dispersal Accommodation:

After initial processing, most asylum seekers are moved to dispersal accommodation provided by the Home Office, which can include:

Hotels (temporarily)

Hostels or shared housing (longer term)

Specific reception centres (limited use)

The accommodation is spread across the UK (not just in the southeast).

🔹 3. Detained Immigrants (e.g., those facing removal)
Some individuals may be taken to Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) if they are:

Detained upon arrival for having no legal right to enter

Awaiting deportation or removal

Examples of IRCs:

Harmondsworth (near Heathrow)

Yarl’s Wood (Bedfordshire)

Brook House (near Gatwick)

🔹 4. Unaccompanied Minors
Taken into the care of local authorities, often placed in:

Foster care

Residential children’s homes

Their welfare is managed under child protection law.

If you’re asking about a specific group (e.g., refugees from a certain country or recent arrivals in 2025), I can look up the latest details.


Ask ChatGPT

That’s really interesting JaneJudge, thank you! That’s all I really wanted to know in the beginning! I spent some time looking for just that information but couldn’t find it, so you’re obviously better at it than me.

Bazza

That’s really interesting JaneJudge, thank you! That’s all I really wanted to know in the beginning! I spent some time looking for just that information but couldn’t find it, so you’re obviously better at it than me.

🙂
Well done, JaneJudge

It seemed a fairly simple question which somehow got sidetracked.

DD mentioned ChatGPT the other day, I was suspicious but perhaps I should investigate.

Thanks JaneJudge.

Looks like they’re not immediately given lovely warm, fully furnished houses to live in, mobile phones and ‘everything’ then!

Well, who’d have thought it😱

Lots of us actually.
But they have been staying in hotels of course at a fantastic cost to the British public.Labour say they are moving towards no hotels but that will take some time.
In France migrants waiting for a boat to come here think they will get a house, a job and a car, according to some reports when they’re interviewed.