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- Appeals
Where to send appeals
You may send appeals by post to either address listed below.
Please note: You cannot send your appeals to both the Asylum
and Immigration Tribunal and the UK Border Agency.
Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
PO Box 7866
Loughborough LE11 2 XZ
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 (0)15 09 221 699
Or
Visit applications:
UK Border Agency
British High Commission
Upper Hill Road
PO Box 48543
Nairobi - 00100
Kenya
Or
All other applications:
UK Border Agency
British Embassy
PO Box 858
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
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.
Where Can I Get 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. The Immigration Advisory
Service can help you to decide whether or not to make an appeal.
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
You may be entitled to have your representative paid for by the
Legal Services Commission Community Legal Service. To find out
if you qualify for this funding, contact:
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.
What happens if I win my appeal?
The UK Border Agency at Nairobi and Addis Ababa will aim to write
to you within 3 weeks from the date they receive the immigration
judge's reasons for allowing your appeal (called the determination).
We will not write to you and cannot process your case until
we get our copy of the determination from official sources.
All determinations are sent from the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
to the UK Border Agency in the United Kingdom, who then send it
to either Kenya or Ethiopia. It can take several weeks before
this arrives with the visa officer at Nairobi or Addis Ababa.
You should allow at least 6 weeks from the date, you or
your representative, received your copy of the determination before
you contact the UK Border Agency at Nairobi or Addis Ababa. Please
do not contact us before this time. If you have not heard from
us after 6 weeks of receiving your determination, please contact
the Post who assessed your application in the following ways:-
Nairobi
Email: visaenquiries.nairobi@fco.gov.uk
- this is our preferred and the most efficient form of communication
Fax: +254 (0)20 2844111/089
Or
Addis Ababa
Email: adabavisainfo@fco.gov.uk
- this is our preferred and the most efficient from of communication
Fax: +251 (0)116 614154
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 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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