- Page Contents
- Overview
- What Is An Administrative Review (AR)?
- How Is Administrative Review Considered?
- If Administrative Review Does Not Succeed
- Administrative Review Of UK Visa Entry Clearance Applications
- Administrative Review (AR) Of In-Country Leave To Remain Applications
- Free Assessment Of UK Visa Refusal
- Our Fixed Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You can ask for Administrative Review (AR) of your UK visa refusal if your UK visa and immigration application has been refused by the Home Office UKVI. Certain refusal decisions of the Home Office UKVI can only be challenged by way of Administrative Review (AR). A request for an Administrative Review (AR) of a UK visa refusal is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix AR: Administrative Review of the Immigration Rules. A request for an Administrative Review (AR) of an application for pre-settled or settled status under the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) is made in accordance with requirements as set out in Appendix AR(EU) of the Immigration Rules.
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What Is An Administrative Review (AR)?
An Administrative Review (AR) of Home Office refusal decision is a review or reconsideration of decision of the Home Office UKVI to refuse a UK visa and immigration application. Refusal of certain UK visa and immigration applications known as eligible decisions can only be challenged by seeking an Administrative Review (AR) of the refusal decision. If you believe that the Home Office, UKVI caseworker has made a case-working error in refusing your UK visa and immigration application, you can ask the Home Office UKVI to review the decision.
- Other Related Pages
- Challenge UK Visa Refusals
- Pre Action Protocol (PAP) Against Home Office UKVI
- Judicial Review (JR) Against Home Office UKVI
- Immigration Appeals UK
How Is Administrative Review Considered?
The Administrative Review request of UK visa refusal is done by a different UKVI official, but using the same documents and facts sent with your original UK visa and immigration application unless the refusal of the application was under the EU Settlement Scheme in which case you can send new or fresh evidence to be considered by the Home Office UKVI in Administrative Review (AR).
If Administrative Review Does Not Succeed
If decision to refuse your UK visa and immigration application is maintained by the Home Office UKVI following an Administrative Review (AR) of the refusal decision, you then have the option to either challenge the refusal decision further by way of Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) and Judicial Review (JR) against the Home Office UKVI or submit a fresh UK visa and immigration application to the Home Office UKVI. If such fresh UK visa and immigration application is being submitted from inside the UK, the application must be submitted within 14 days of receiving the Administrative Review decision.
Administrative Review (AR) Against Refusal Of UK Visa Entry Clearance Applications
You can apply for Administrative Review (AR) of UK visa refusal from outside the UK within 28 days of receiving the refusal decision. Certain refusal decisions of UK visa entry clearance applications from outside the UK can only be challenged by way of Administrative Review (AR). A person who has received an ‘eligible decision’ on an entry clearance application may apply for an Administrative Review (AR). If the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) has refused your entry clearance application, the decision notice will tell you if you can apply for an Administrative Review (AR) and how to apply.
If you want an administrative review of your UK visa refusal, you must apply within 28 days of getting the decision. It costs £80. You can apply online for an administrative review.
The Administrative Review (AR) of UK visa refusal will be carried out by Entry Clearance Manager (ECM). Currently, it can take 6 months or more to receive the result of the Administrative Review. If you do not get a decision on your Administrative Review (AR) request within 6 months, the Home Office will contact you with an update. Your rights are not affected by the delay in processing Administrative Review (AR).
You cannot request a second Administrative Review (unless the result of the first Administrative Review found new reasons why you were refused). Your decision letter will tell you if you can apply for a second Administrative Review.
Administrative Review (AR) Of Refusal Of In-Country Leave To Remain Applications
You can apply for Administrative Review (AR) of refusal of your in-country application for leave to remain which was submitted to the Home Office UKVI from inside the UK. You can apply for Administrative Review Online. There is a fee of £80 for an administrative review. A request for an Administrative Review (AR) must be made to the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) within 14 days (28 days if the refusal is under the EU Settlement Scheme) of the date of the receipt of the refusal letter.
If the Home Office has refused an application for leave to remain involving an eligible decision, the decision notice will tell the applicant if they can apply for an Administrative Review (AR) of the refusal decision. Also, if the applicant's application is successful but the applicant thinks the Home Office has granted the wrong period or conditions of immigration leave they can apply for an Administrative Review.
The review of the refusal decision will be done by a different person, but using the same documents and facts sent with your original application. If the result of the review is that the Home Office withdraws its original decision and grants you leave to remain in the UK (permission to stay), your fee paid for Administrative Review (AR) will be refunded. You should get a decision normally within 28 calendar days. The Home Office, UKVI will write to you if they think it will take longer. You cannot be removed from the UK whilst your request for an Administrative Review (AR) is pending consideration with the Home Office, UKVI.
Free Assessment Of Refusal Of UK Visa and Immigration Application
Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can assess your UK visa refusal decision free of cost to advise you whether or not you have any valid grounds to challenge the refusal of your UK visa and immigration application. If our specialist team of immigration solicitors and lawyers find that there are valid grounds to challenge the refusal of your UK visa, we will quote a fixed fee to provide legal representations for challenging the refusal of your UK visa and immigration application.
You can email the refusal letter of UK visa and immigration application to
Our Fixed Fees For Administrative Review Of UK Visa Refusal Decision
- Our immigration solicitors will charge a fixed fee ranging from £800 to £1,500 (no VAT) for your application for Administrative Review (AR) of the UK visa refusal decision. The agreed fixed will depend on the complexity of the application for Administrative Review and the volume of work involved in the matter.
- Our fixed fee for the application does not cover any disbursements e.g. UKVI fee for the application for Administrative Review (AR) and the applicant has to separately pay the Home office UKVI fees for the application.
FAQs - Administrative Review (AR) Of UK Visa Refusal
An Administrative Review (AR) of a Home Office refusal decision is a review or reconsideration of the Home Office UKVI's decision to refuse a UK visa and immigration application on the basis that the Home Office caseworker made case-working errors in deciding the application.
The Administrative Review request of UK visa refusal is done by a different UKVI official, but using the same documents and facts sent with your original UK visa and immigration application unless the refusal of the application was under the EU Settlement Scheme in which case you can send new or fresh evidence to be considered by the Home Office UKVI in Administrative Review (AR).
If the decision to refuse your UK visa and immigration application is maintained by the Home Office UKVI following an Administrative Review (AR) of the refusal decision, you then have the option to either challenge the refusal decision further by way of Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) and Judicial Review (JR) against the Home Office UKVI or submit a fresh UK visa and immigration application to the Home Office UKVI. If such a fresh UK visa and immigration application is being submitted from inside the UK, the application must be submitted within 14 days of receiving the Administrative Review decision.
You can apply for Administrative Review (AR) of UK visa refusal from outside the UK within 28 days of receiving the refusal decision.
A request for an Administrative Review (AR) must be made to the Home Office, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) within 14 days (28 days if the refusal is under the EU Settlement Scheme) of the date of the receipt of the refusal letter.
The Home Office UKVI fee for filing an Administrative Review of the UK visa refusal is £80.
If your application was as a family group, with a main applicant and dependants applying at the same time, you can apply for a review for the whole group. If you apply for a review of your application decision as a family group, it will cost you £80.
The application for Administrative Review is free if you did not pay a fee on your original application unless the original application was:
- under the EU Settlement Scheme
- under the Frontier Worker Permit Scheme
- as an S2 Healthcare Visitor
- as a Service Provider from Switzerland
The Administrative Review (AR) of UK visa entry clearance refusal is carried out by the Entry Clearance Manager (ECM).
You cannot request a second Administrative Review (unless the result of the first Administrative Review found new reasons why you were refused). Your decision letter will tell you if you can apply for a second Administrative Review.
Our specialist team of immigration solicitors and lawyers can assess your UK visa refusal decision free of cost to advise you whether or not you have any valid grounds to challenge the refusal of your UK visa and immigration application. If our specialist team of immigration solicitors find that there are valid grounds to challenge the refusal of your UK visa, we will quote a fixed fee to provide legal representations for challenging the refusal of your UK visa and immigration application.
If you want a free assessment of the reasons for your UK visa and immigration application's refusal, you can email the refusal letter to info@premiumsolicitors.co.uk.
If we find that there are good grounds for an Administrative Review of your UK visa refusal and you instruct us to handle your matter, we will prepare comprehensive grounds in support of the Administrative Review request, arguing how the decision maker of the Home Office UKVI made case-working errors in deciding your UK visa and immigration application. We will legally represent you in your Administrative Review as your legal representative and file the Administrative Review online on your behalf. All the casework on your matter will be done by our fully qualified specialist immigration solicitors with extensive experience in successfully handling Administrative Review (AR) matters.
If we find that you do not have valid or good grounds for requesting an Administrative Review of the UK visa refusal decision, we can consider and advise on making a fresh application. If we find good grounds for making a fresh application, we will quote a fixed fee for us to prepare and submit your fresh application on your behalf as your legal representative.
The Home Office UKVI will tell you in your decision letter if you can ask for an Administrative Review of the decision to cancel your UK visa at the border.
You can ask for the decision to be reviewed if your visa was cancelled for one or more of the following reasons:
- there has been a change in your circumstances
- you gave false information
- you failed to include relevant facts
If you want an administrative review of your decision to cancel your UK visa at the UK border, you must apply either:
- within 14 days of your visa being cancelled
- within 7 days if you were detained on the date your visa was cancelled
You need to apply for such an Administrative Review from inside the UK.
If your visa was cancelled at border controls outside the UK and you have been told that you can file an Administrative Review, you can apply for an Administrative Review within 28 days of your visa being cancelled in any of the following cities:
- Paris
- Brussels
- Dunkirk
- Coquelles
- Calais
- Lille
Your request for an administrative review will be withdrawn (cancelled) if you:
- make any other immigration or visa application while your Administrative Review is pending
- ask for your passport back so you can travel if your passport is retained by the Home Office UKVI
- leave the UK while your Administrative Review is pending
Your request for Administrative Review will be rejected by the Home Office UKVI if you ask for a review of a previous refusal decision after submitting a new application.
You can email the Home Office and ask for your request to be withdrawn. Your application fee will not be refunded.
You can email the Home Office and ask for your Administrative Review request to be withdrawn. The Home Office UKVI will not refund your application fee for Administrative Review if you withdraw your request.
To withdraw your Administrative Review request, you should send your email to the following email of the Home Office UKVI:
admin.review.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
In your email, you must include your name, date of birth, nationality, and either your administrative review payment reference number or Home Office reference number.
The result of the administrative review can take 6 months or more to receive. If you do not receive a decision on your application within 6 months, the Home Office may contact you with an update.
