Ask for a visa administrative review
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1. If you're outside the UK
You鈥檒l be told in your decision letter if you can ask for the decision on your visa application to be reviewed. This is known as an 鈥榓dministrative review鈥�.
You can only apply for an administrative review if all of the following apply:
- you鈥檙e outside the UK
- you applied outside the UK
- your application was refused
There鈥檚 a different way to ask for an administrative review if you applied:
Apply for an administrative review
If you want an administrative review, you must apply within 28 days of getting the decision. It costs 拢80.
You can .
Get a decision
Currently, it can take 12 months or more to receive the result of the administrative review. If you do not get a decision on your application within 6 months, the Home Office will contact you with an update. Your rights are not affected by the delay in processing applications.
You cannot request a second review (unless the result of the first review found new reasons why you were refused). Your decision letter will tell you if you can apply for a second review.
Withdraw your request
Your request for an administrative review will be withdrawn (cancelled) if you make any other immigration or visa application.
Your request will be rejected if you ask for a review of a previous decision after submitting a new application.
You can email the Home Office and ask for your request to be withdrawn. Your application fee will not be refunded.
Home Office
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You must include your name, date of birth, nationality and your Global Web Form (GWF) reference number.
Your GWF reference number was given to you when you first applied. You can find it on emails and letters from the Home Office about your application.
2. If you're in the UK
You鈥檒l be told in your decision letter if you can ask for the decision on your application to be reviewed. This is known as an 鈥榓dministrative review鈥�.
You can only apply for an administrative review if all of the following apply:
- you鈥檙e in the UK
- you applied in the UK
- your application was refused or it was granted but you鈥檙e unhappy with the conditions of your permission to stay
You may be able to appeal against the immigration decision if you鈥檙e not eligible for an administrative review.
There鈥檚 a different way to ask for an administrative review if you applied:
Apply for an administrative review
You must apply for an administrative review within 14 days of getting the decision.
If you were detained on the day you got your decision, you must apply within 7 days.
You can . It costs 拢80.
Contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if you have a general enquiry about immigration.
Get a decision
Currently, it can take 12 months or more to receive the result of the administrative review. If you do not get a decision on your application within 6 months, the Home Office will contact you with an update. Your rights are not affected by the delay in processing applications.
You cannot request a second review (unless the first review found new reasons why the original refusal was correct). Your decision letter will tell you if you can apply for a second review.
If your visa has expired, you will not usually be removed from the UK until your review has been completed.
Withdraw your request
Your request for an administrative review will be withdrawn (cancelled) if you:
- make any other immigration or visa application
- ask for your passport back so you can travel
- leave the UK
Your request will be rejected if you ask for a review of a previous decision after submitting a new application.
You can email the Home Office and ask for your request to be withdrawn. Your application fee will not be refunded.
Home Office
[email protected]
You must include your name, date of birth, nationality and either your administrative review payment reference number or Home Office reference number in your email.
3. If your visa was cancelled at the border
You鈥檒l be told in your decision letter if you can ask for the decision to cancel your visa to be reviewed. This is known as an 鈥榓dministrative review鈥�.
You can ask for the decision to be reviewed if your visa was cancelled for one or more of the following reasons:
- there has been a change in your circumstances
- you gave false information
- you failed to include relevant facts
Apply for an administrative review
You can . It costs 拢80.
If you were given temporary admission to the UK
If you want an administrative review, you must apply either:
- within 14 days of your visa being cancelled
- within 7 days if you were detained on the date your visa was cancelled
You need to do this from the UK.
If your visa was cancelled at border controls outside the UK
If you want an administrative review, you must apply within 28 days of your visa being cancelled in any of the following cities:
- Paris
- Brussels
- Dunkirk
- Coquelles
- Calais
- Lille
Get a decision
Currently, it usually takes 28 days or more to receive the result of the administrative review.
You cannot request a second review (unless the first review found new reasons why the cancellation was correct). Your decision letter will tell you if you can apply for a second review.
If you鈥檙e in the UK, you will not usually be removed until your review has been completed.
Withdraw your request
Your request for an administrative review will be withdrawn (cancelled) if you:
- make any other immigration or visa application
- ask for your passport back so you can travel
- leave the UK
Your request will be rejected if you ask for a review of a previous decision after submitting a new application.
You can email the Home Office and ask for your request to be withdrawn. Your application fee will not be refunded.
Home Office
[email protected]
You must include your name, date of birth, nationality and either your administrative review payment reference number or Home Office reference number in your email.