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  • Appeals & Administrative Review

    You will find information on this page about the appeals process and the administrative review process.

    Your refusal notice will specify which right of appeal, or right of administrative review applies to your application. Applicants with the right of appeal, or right to an administrative review are informed in the notices that will be sent to them. The appeal forms and administrative review requests should be completed by the applicants within 28 days from the date they receive their refusal notice.


  • Appeals

    You must make your appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber. You can do this by either:

    Sending your appeal forms directly to the First-tier Tribunal First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), PO Box 7866, Loughborough LE11 2 XZ, United Kingdom) or
    Sending your appeal forms to the UK Border Agency at the British Embassy in Kyiv (4 Glybochytska Street, Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine, Fax: +38(0) 44 494 3418) who will forward your appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).

    Please note: You cannot send your appeal to both the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and the UK Border Agency - you can only send your appeal to one place. 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 form again.

    How long does the appeals process take?
    When the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) receive your appeal form, they will write to you to let you know the date and time of the hearing. 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 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. 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.

    You can contact the UK Border Agency in the following ways:

    Email: britvisa.kyiv@fco.gov.uk - this is our preferred and the most efficient form of communication

    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 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 help with your enquiry.

    Information on the UK Border Agency appeals policy can be found on the UK Border Agency website.

  • 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. Only points-based system visa applicants should submit Administrative Review requests.

    How to make an administrative review
    If we refuse your PBS 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).
    Send your completed Administrative Review request form to the UK Border Agency at the British Embassy in Kyiv, 4 Glybochytska Street, Kyiv, 04050, Ukraine, Fax: +38(0) 44 494 3418.

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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