Clients of the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) remain unaware that the not-for-profit provider went into administration six months ago and are still trying to gain access to its premises, the Gazette has learned.

There is no guidance information on the locked doors of the central London building and people trying to find the organisation online are now directed to an unrelated website.

Former asylum paralegal Lionel Wright told the Gazette he had seen two women in one day trying to visit the building to pursue their cases. ‘Given the IAS had 25,000 people on its books at closure, these visits must have been two of many,’ he said.

Administrator Cork Gully said it had written to all legally aided clients with active matters advising them that the business had closed and suggesting they contact the Legal Services Commission helpline.

‘Arrangements were made to transfer all of IAS’s active files to new legal providers as quickly as possible,’ a spokeswoman said. ‘All transfers were completed by early September 2011 and all affected clients were notified of the transfer of their file by post.’