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
Asylum & Immigration Tribunal contact details
Independent advice
What happens if I win my appeal
Administrative review

Making an appeal

If your application is refused, you will receive a written notice clearly explaining the decision, which will also tell you what right you may have to appeal against that decision. If you want to exercise a 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:

Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Tribunals Group Customer Service Centre
PO Box 7866
Loughborough
LE11 2XZ

Or

UK Border Agency
British Consulate General
Deutsche Bank Building
19th Floor
Jalan Imam Bonjol 80
Jakarta 10310

You must only send your appeal to one place - you should not send your appeal to both the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal 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.

When the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal receives your appeal form it will write to you to let you know the date and time of the hearing.

Information on making an appeal can be found on the UK Border Agency website.

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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.

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Asylum & Immigration Tribunal contact details

You can contact the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal once your appeal has been submitted.

Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Tribunal Group Customer Service Centre
P.O. Box 7866
Loughborough
United Kingdom
LE11 2XZ

Email: customer.service@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)845 600 0877
Website: www.ait.gov.uk/index.htm

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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 Asylum and Immigration Tribunal or the UK Border Agency where your visa application was refused.

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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 (AIT-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.

Email: this is the preferred and the most efficient form of communication:

info.ukid@vfshelpline.com

Fax:	(+62 (21) 316 0858 (from UK) 021 316 0858 (from Indonesia)

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 Asylum and Immigration 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.

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