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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 the information or you can scroll down the page. Making an appeal How long the appeals process takes Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT) contact details Independent advice What happens if I win my appeal Administrative review Making an appeal If you want to use your right of appeal you should send your completed appeal forms (including your Notice of Refusal and your Notice of Appeal form) directly to one of the following: First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum chamber) PO Box 7866 Loughborough LE11 2 XZ United Kingdom Or The UK Border Agency British Embassy Khalid bin Al Waleed Street (Street 22) PO Box 248 You must only send your appeal to 1 place - you should not send your appeal to both the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT) 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 the papers to the UK Border Agency, there will be a delay before they are sent to the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT), as post is only sent to the UK once each week. When the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT) receives your appeal form it 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. Back to Top 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. Back to Top Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT) contact details You can contact the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT) once your appeal has been submitted. First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum chamber)P.O. Box 7866 Loughborough United Kingdom LE11 2XZ Email: imset@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk Telephone: +44 (0)20 3077 5860 Fax: +44 (0)20 3077 5836 Website: www.immigrationservicestribunal.gov.uk Back to Top Independent advice You can contact the Immigration Advisory Service for advice and help with an appeal. The Immigration Advisory Service is a voluntary organisation independent of government, and can provide confidential advice for you and your representatives. It can also represent you at an appeal hearing. Contact details 3rd Floor, County House 190 Great Dover Street London SE1 4YB Telephone: (+44) (0)20 7967 1200 Duty office (open 24 hours a day): (+44) (0)20 8814 1559 Fax: (+44) (0)20 7403 5875 Email: advice@iasuk.org Website: www.iasuk.org The Immigration Advisory Service also has offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick Airport, Glasgow, Harmondsworth, Heathrow Airport, Leeds and Manchester. You may be entitled to have your representative paid for by the Legal Services Commission's 'Community Legal Service'. To find out if you qualify for this funding, contact: Legal Services Commission 85 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8TX Telephone: (+44) (0)845 608 1122 Please do not send your appeal to the Legal Services Commission. You should always send your appeal to the Immigration and Asylum chamber of the First-tier Tribunal (IAFT) or the UK Border Agency where your visa application was refused. Back to Top 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 (AIFT-2). If you have not heard from the UK Border Agency after 12 weeks after receiving your determination, please contact us in the following ways. Please do not contact the UK Border Agency before this time. You can contact the UK Border Agency in the following ways:- Email: appeals.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk - this is our preferred and the most efficient form of communication Fax: 00971 2 6101587 You must: • Mark your correspondence 'Appeal Allowed' • Include your application reference number (on the original refusal notice) • Include your appeal reference number (top right hand corner of the determination letter) • Include 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 (IAFT) 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. Back to Top 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 that 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, 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. Back to Top

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