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- Appeals & Administrative
Review
On this page you will find the information listed below. You can
use the quick links listed here to take you to 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. If you
have full rights of appeal you can decide to appeal against
this decision or reapply for another visa; after you have addressed
the reasons for your refusal. If you want to exercise a right
of appeal you should send your completed 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 28 calendar days after
you were served with the decision on your visa application.
- How long does the appeals
process take?
The UK Border Agency has no control over when your appeal will
be heard. It can take some time 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 may send appeals by post to:
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
PO Box 7866
Loughborough LE11 2 XZ
United Kingdom
Fax: 0044 (0)15 09 221 699
Or
Applications decided by the UK Border Agency at the British High
Commission, Abuja - appeals can be sent to
UK Border Agency
British High Commission
Dangote House
Aguyi Ironsi Street
Maitama District
Abuja
Applications decided by the UK Border Agency at the British Deputy
High Commission, Lagos - appeals can be sent to
UK Border Agency
British Deputy High Commission
11 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos
Please do not send your appeal to both the Immigration and Asylum
chamber of the First-tier Tribunal and the UK Border Agency.
- What happens if I win my
appeal?
The UK Border Agency will aim to process your case within 12
weeks from the date you or your representative received your
copy of immigration judge's reasons for allowing your appeal (called
a determination). The UK Border Agency will write to you using
the contact details provided on your appeal form (IAFT-2). 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.
Abuja Email: visa.appeals@fco.gov.uk
- this is our preferred and the most efficient form of communication
Abuja Fax: + 234 9 413 4565
Lagos Email: visa.lagos@fco.gov.uk
- this is our preferred and the most efficient form of communication
Lagos Fax: + 234 1 461 3661
You must:
- Mark your correspondence 'Appeal Allowed'
- Include your application reference number (on the original
refusal notice)
- Your appeal reference number (top right hand corner of the
determination letter)
- The name of the place in the UK where your appeal was heard
(top left hand corner of the determination)
Please note: To save you time and money - do not contact
the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal
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 we refuse your visa application and you think that an error
has been made, you can ask us to check our 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 Administrative
Review 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, travel document or
supporting documents with the administrative review request notice.
If the refusal is subsequently overturned, you will be asked to
send in your passport/travel document. You can only request one
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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