Entry Clearance Appeal

Entry Clearance Appeal to the First Tier Tribunal

If you have submitted an application from outside the country and have been refused, you may be able to appeal the immigration decision if you have reasons to believe there was an error with the immigration decision. Please note that not all entry clearance applications carry a right of appeal to the first tier tribunal (Asylum & Immigration Chambers). You may, however, be able to do an administrative review for refusal of Point based system visa applications though. Within 28 days of receiving the immigration refusal letter, you can appeal against the immigration decision of the Entry Clearance Officer if the applicant is given the right of appeal against the application refusal for entry clearance. Submission of the Notice of appeal can be sent to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in the UK or to the British Embassy or High Commission or Consulate in the applicant’s country of origin. It is important to note that there may be times where the best option and/or route going forward is to make a fresh decision. In other words, appealing a decision against you may not always be the best option, there may be times where a fresh application is the best course of action. Please contact us for immigration advice if you are unsure.

Step 1 - Grounds of Immigration Appeal

The Appellant has to carefully consider and draft the grounds on which he may rely in his appeal. This is an opportunity for the appellant to address all the concerns and issues raised in the notice of decision and the reasons of refusal of the immigration application. It would also be useful to refer to the information or the documents already provided with the said application and highlighting any relevant sections and provide a detailed explanation addressing the issues. Drafting grounds of appeal is a specialized area of immigration work and should therefore be left for the experts to handle it.

If the applicants wish to do work that is not permitted under this category they may be able to come to the UK under the points-based system. The Applicants must provide a formal invitation to undertake the pre-arranged engagement, and show that the engagement relates to them.

Time Frames to lodge an Immigration Appeal

Out-Country Immigration Appeals

All out-country applicants are given 28 calendar days to lodge appeals to the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber). The Immigration Tribunals are quite strict in adherence to the deadline of 28 days and one has to give a good reason, in case of any delays.

Step 2 - Court Hearings & Preparation of Appeal bundles

Once appeal is lodged along with the grounds of appeal, the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal schedules the appeal for a full court hearing. The location of the court depends on the address of the appellant or in case of out-country appeal on the address of the sponsor or the legal representatives. Court hearings take place on the scheduled date and venue unless a very good reason is presented to seek adjournment of the court hearing. The appellant or his legal representatives need to prepare a bundle of documents for the upcoming hearing that is generally sent at least 5 working days before the court hearing. The bundle should include the witness statement of the appellant (if in-country) or the sponsor or any other witnesses that the appellant wishes to present to the tribunal, a chronology of relevant events, skeleton arguments and all the documents relevant to the issues raised in the notice of decision or the reasons of refusal. It is really important to advise the witnesses of the appeal to be well prepared for the hearing and what to expect on the court hearing date. It has often occurred that the witnesses get confused or panic just because they were asked unexpected questions which they were not sure about or they were not advised anything about it.

Step 3 – Representation at court by Expert Immigration Barristers

We have several renowned immigration Barristers on our panel who have won numerous complex cases for our clients.

Our trusted immigration Barristers have represented several of our clients in the First Tier Tribunals and which led Chauhan Solicitors to maintain an excellent success record.

Our expert Immigration Barristers ensure that clients are fully prepared for the hearing at the First Tier Tribunal by providing comprehensive advise on what to expect at the court hearing and how to handle any unexpected questions.

Why Chauhan Solicitors?

We are a city law firm, specialising in UK Immigration matters. We are located in Central London and South West London (Tooting), therefore conveniently accessible to Londoners and clients in other parts of the UK. Moreover since all the UK immigration Applications can be submitted online, it has become easier for us to take instructions from anywhere in the world.

According to our clients, we are one of the Best Immigration Solicitors in London. We invite you to view our online reviews shown below that would allow you make an informed choice when instructing on of the best immigration solicitors of London to represent you.

How We Can Help You?

No two immigration matters can be the same. We have a tailor make solution for every immigration matter and in order to achieve the best outcome we follow a strict strategy i.e.

A) Assessment of your Immigration Matter: We carefully asses merits of your intended visa application, further leave to remain, immigration appeal, Judicial Review or any other immigration matter, as the case may be.

B) Immigration Advice: Upon assessment of your matter, we advise you on the most appropriate way forward by keeping in view your personal circumstances and the relevant law.

C) Engagement of Our Immigration Services: Once engaged, we shall provide you with a comprehensive list of documents / information required for preparing your immigration application, immigration appeal, Immigration Judicial Review and Administrative Review, as the case may be.

D) Review of Information and Documents: We then very carefully review the requested documentation and information and make sure that your application etc. is aligned with the relevant laws. In immigration appeal or Judicial Review matters, we discuss suitability of the immigration barristers for the particular matters.

E) Representations: We believe that for any successful UK visa application, leave to remain application, UK immigration appeals, immigration Judicial Review or Admin Review, it is pivotal that you are thoroughly & efficaciously represented. For the same reasons, we very carefully draft your covering letters, Grounds of Appeal, Grounds of Judicial Review or Skeleton Arguments etc in order to conclude your immigration matters successfully.

F) Follow-up: Once the immigration matter is submitted or filed, when & where necessary, we keep tabs on the Home office or the Immigration Tribunals and update you accordingly.

G) Outcome of your Immigration Matter: The outcome of the matter is followed with a need of further advice in respect of making a further application in the future or complying with a list of do’s and don'ts. Our team of best immigration solicitors take care of that diligently.

We believe in giving honest & unparalleled advice to you. We work in complete confidence, as your partners, in sorting out your immigration matters. We have teamed up with the best immigration barristers who specialise in UK Immigration Laws and are well equipped to represent you in any complex immigration matter. Our 5 star reviews vouch for our legal competence, vast knowledge and diligent work attitude.

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