What is Restoring Family Link (RFL)
You can use our family tracing service if you haven’t been able to contact your family yourself and both of the following apply:
- you are in the UK
- you have been separated by war, natural disaster or migration
We may be able to help in other circumstances where there is a humanitarian need. For example, if you have suddenly lost contact with an elderly relative abroad.
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How to get help
You can search for your nearest family tracing service and contact it to make an appointment.
In the appointment we’ll ask questions about your relative and where you think they might be. We’ll also help you to fill out a form. We can provide an interpreter for your appointment if you can’t speak English.
We can’t promise to find your relative but we’ll contact our colleagues in that country and let you know as soon as we get any news.
You can also check if your family are looking for you and add your photo to our Trace the Face website.
Who to contact
You can search for your nearest family tracing service and contact it to make an appointment.
In the appointment we’ll ask questions about your relative and where you think they might be. We’ll also help you to fill out a form. We can provide an interpreter for your appointment if you can’t speak English.
We can’t promise to find your relative but we’ll contact our colleagues in that country and let you know as soon as we get any news.
You can also check if your family are looking for you and add your photo to our Trace the Face website.