Appeals & Administrative Review
On this page you will find the information listed below. You can
use the quick links listed here to take you the information or you
can scroll down the page.
• Making an appeal
• How long the appeals process takes
• Contact details - First-tier
Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
• What happens if I win my appeal
• Administrative review
Making an appeal
The reasons for refusing your visa will be explained in the Notice
of Refusal that will be sent to you. Certain categories of visa application,
including family visits and settlement, attract full rights of appeal.
If you have full rights of appeal this will be stated on your written
notice of refusal and you can then decide to appeal against this decision
or reapply for another visa. If you decide to reapply for another
visa you should first address the reasons for your refusal. If you
want to exercise a right of appeal you should send your appeal forms,
completed in English, (including your Notice of Refusal and your Notice
of Appeal form) directly to one of the following. You should submit
your documents for your appeal within 28 calendar days after you were
served with the decision on your visa application.
You should send your completed appeal forms directly to only 1 of
the following.
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
PO Box 7866
Loughborough LE11 2XZ
United Kingdom
Fax: 0044 (0) 1509 221 699
Or
If your reference number is prefixed by ISB or ABDH, you should
send your appeal papers to
UK Border Agency
British Embassy
Khalid Bin Waleed Street
PO Box 248
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Fax: 0044 (0)15 09 221 699
If your reference number is prefixed by UKHUB or UK Visa Section,
you should send your appeal papers to:
UK Visa Section
UK Border Agency
7th Floor
Apollo House
CR9 3RR
UK
Fax: 0044 (0)15 09 221 699
You must only send your appeal to 1 place - you should
not send your appeal to both the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration
and Asylum Chamber) and the UK Border Agency. If you plan to send
your appeal to the UK Border Agency, please check that your sponsor
has not already lodged the appeal for you. If they have, you must
not send the appeal to the UK Border Agency.
If you decide to send your appeal papers to the UK Border Agency,
there will be a delay before they are sent to the First-tier Tribunal
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber), as post is only sent to the UK once
each week.
When the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) receives
your appeal form they will write to you to let you know the date and
time of the hearing.
Please see the appeals
guidance on the UK Border Agency website for more information
about the appeals process.
How long does the appeals process take?
The UK Border Agency has no control over when your appeal will be
heard. It can take several months and depends on a number of things.
This can include the type of case (visitor, settlement) and whether
you have asked for the case to be heard orally, so your sponsor can
give evidence. Visitor appeals are usually heard within 6 months of
being lodged; for other categories, including settlement, it can take
up to 9 months.
Contact details - First-tier Tribunal (Immigration
and Asylum Chamber)
You can contact the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum
Chamber) once your appeal has been submitted.
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Tribunal Group Customer Service Centre
P.O. Box 7866
Loughborough LE 11 2XZ
United Kingdom
Email: customer.service@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)845 600 0877
Website: www.
tribunals.gov.uk
What happens if I win my appeal?
The UK Border Agency will aim to process your case within 8 weeks
from the date we receive official notification of the immigration
judge's reasons for allowing your appeal (called a determination).
Please be aware it can take 4 weeks or longer for the determination
to reach our visa section. If you have not heard from the UK Border
Agency after 12 weeks after receiving your determination, please
email us using the address given below. Please do not contact
the UK Border Agency before this time.
Email - this is the preferred and the most efficient form of
communication:
Abu Dhabi: appeals.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk
UK visa section: STE.UKHUB@fco.gsi.gov.uk
Islamabad: appeals.islamabad@fco.gov.uk
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Mark your correspondence 'Appeal Allowed' |
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Include your application reference number (on the original
refusal notice) |
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Include your appeal reference number (top right hand corner
of the determination letter) |
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Include the name of the place in the UK where your appeal
was heard (top left hand corner of the determination) |
Anyone wishing to apply for a UK visa or seeking to re-submit their
passport following an allowed appeal, should contact Gerry's
call centre to make an appointment at their nearest visa application
centre. Access to visa application centres is strictly by appointment
only. Anyone arriving without an appointment will not be permitted
to enter.
Please note: To save you time and money - do not contact the
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) or the
Immigration Enquiry Bureau about your appeal after you have received
your determination. They will not be able to issue you with a visa
or deal with your enquiry.
Administrative Review
Can I appeal if my points-based system application is refused?
A refusal under the points-based system does not attract a full
right of appeal. All points-based system visa applicants can apply
for an administrative review, which is a mechanism for reviewing
refusal decisions.
How to make an administrative review
If the UK Border Agency refuses your visa application and you think
an error has been made, you can ask the UK Border Agency to check
their decision. This is known as an administrative review. The administrative
review is free of charge. You must ask for an administrative review
within 28 days from the date you receive the refusal notice (GV51).
Administrative review request notice
You must complete the request
notice in full and send it directly to the address stated on the
request notice. You must not send any additional documents
such as a passport or supporting documents with the administrative
review request notice. If the refusal is subsequently overturned,
you will be asked to send in your passport. You can only request 1
administrative review - it cannot be reviewed again if the original
decision on your application is upheld. Any further review requests
for the same refusal decision will not be accepted and will be returned
to you.
The administrative review should be completed within 28 days and you
will be notified of the result in writing. The result of the review
may be sent from a different UK Border Agency address to where
the original decision was made, this is to ensure that the review
is independent.
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