Visa Refusal

Following the submission of your visa application, you may find that your visa has been refused. If this is the case, all is not lost: Mulberry Finch has a team of expert immigration solicitors who are on hand to provide you with assistance with the next steps following your visa refusal.

Right of Appeal within the UK against Visa Refusal under the Points Based System

If you have a right of appeal within the UK and are present in the UK when you lodge your appeal, you must complete Form IAFT-1. If you have a right of appeal, the UK Border Agency will enclose this form with your decision notice. This form should be lodged with the First Tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in Leicester.

Our solicitors have the expertise and experience of dealing with applications and appeals lodged with the First Tier Tribunal, and as such we are ideally placed to assist you with the completion and submission of Form IAFT-1.

Right of Appeal outside the UK against Visa Refusal

If you wish to appeal against a visa refusal decision, made outside the UK or at the UK border, please note that there is generally no full right of appeal. Our immigration solicitors can advise you on whether a full right of appeal against your visa refusal is available to you, or if an alternative method of challenging your visa refusal could be pursued.

If you do have a right of appeal against the decision of an Entry Clearance Officer, the UK Border Agency will enclose Form IAFT-2 with your decision notice. We will assist you with the completion of Form IAFT-2. This will include:

• Completing the form in English;
• Drafting your grounds of appeal; and
• Determining what, if any, supporting documents should be lodged with your appeal and ensuring that these are in English or accompanied by a certified translation. 

Throughout the appeal against your visa refusal, we will explain each stage and what is expected to happen next, ensuring that you fully understand the process and are aware of the progression of your appeal.

Administrative Review outside the UK against Visa Refusal under the Points Based System

There are limited grounds to make an appeal against decisions made under the Points Based System from outside the UK or at the UK border. Our immigration solicitors can advise you on whether these grounds apply to your individual situation.

For the majority of those outside the UK or at the UK border who wish to challenge a visa refusal decision made under the Points Based System, this must be achieved via an administrative review. This process only applies to applicants who have had their application for a visa refused under the Points Based System.

The administrative review is used to check the decision of the UK Border Agency in refusing your visa. It looks at issues such as if points have been awarded correctly under the Points Based System.

Only one administrative review can be requested per visa refusal decision. Our immigration solicitors will provide you with expert professional advice on this remedy, ensuring that all necessary issues are dealt with in your review.

Re-Submission of Application following Visa Refusal

Our solicitors will provide you with guidance and assistance on when and how your visa application should be re-submitted following visa refusal. We will explain the findings of the UK Border Agency which resulted in the visa refusal and determine what will need to be completed before your visa application can be re-submitted.

If you have received notification of your visa refusal and wish to challenge this decision/re-submit your application, please call us now to assess your situation and determine the best way forward of dealing with your visa refusal.