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Housing advice for people from abroad

What to do if you are from abroad and need housing or if you want to bring a relative from abroad to live with you.

If you are from abroad

If you are from abroad and you are not entitled to receive public funds, we will not be able to consider you for social housing. We can, however, offer advice to help you find somewhere to live. You can get help by contacting our Housing Options team using the contact details on this page.

If you are homeless and have no money, you should contact Social Services immediately.

Bringing a relative to live from abroad - immigration inspections

If you want to bring a relative from abroad to live with you, we need to inspect your home to make sure it is a suitable place to live.

How to apply for an inspection

You can download an pdf icon Application for an immigration inspection [136kb] and send it to us with the fee.

Cost of an inspection

The charge for the inspection and report is £186 (£155 plus vat). You must pay this before we arrange a visit.

Details of the visit

The visit will take about an hour and we will need to see the whole house. During our visit we will be following the current government guidance on coronavirus (Covid-19), please check the Gov.uk - Coronavirus web page.

We will then produce a report and our recommendations, which we will send to you to pass onto the embassy dealing with your case. The whole process takes about two weeks.

For more information on the immigration inspections we carry out, please contact our Private Sector Housing team using the contact details on this page.

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Housing options
housingoptions@rushmoor.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 398634
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Private sector housing
privatehousing@rushmoor.gov.uk
Tel: 01252 398980
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Housing advice for people from abroad

If you are from abroad

Bringing a relative to live from abroad - immigration inspections

How to apply for an inspection

Cost of an inspection

Details of the visit

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