How to Chase a Delayed UK Visa Application?

It is extremely irritating when the Home Office processes an immigration or visa application more slowly than specified on its website.

Delays in the processing of immigration and visa requests can sabotage trip plans, prolong uncertainty, and put applicants through hardship by prohibiting them from working in the country or visiting their family and friends.

If you are facing delays in the UK immigration or visa application, this blog outlines some of the approaches to hasten the process.

Reach Out to UK Immigration and Visa

Contact the UK Immigration and visa office to get an update on the status of your application if you are facing long waits in procedure and the Home Office hasn’t reached out to you.

They can assist you in whether you can take any actions to hasten the process. Make a note and try to record all communications you have had with the Home Office representative relating to your application, such as the date and time, the name of the person you spoke with, and any information that was shared. In an email from the Home Office, you may receive “ticket” numbers that you should keep safe. To pursue your immigration choice further, you will also require documentation of the actions you have taken so far.

You have to use the visa application number or the reference number of the Home Office when communicating with the representative by phone or email. You can find these details on your application form. You should also provide the dates that your biometrics were submitted, an application was sent, and the processing period that was indicated on the Home Office website. Additionally, you should describe how the delay is affecting you.

If you paid for a super-priority service, you should also ask the Home Office to reimburse you for your costs.

If getting in touch with the Home Office doesn’t help, the next option is to use UK Visas and Immigration’s online application to file a complaint.

Contact Your Local Member of Parliament

If the Home Office has not responded after taking the aforementioned measures, you can urge your MP to intercede on your behalf. If you believe that a government official or agency has treated you unfairly, the Parliament website advises that you get in touch with your MP.

Reach Out To Our Immigration Solicitor

For professional advice and support with an immigration appeal or a UK visa application, call us at 020-3417-3700. We also offer our expert legal advice for car passenger accident claims, hit and run accident claims, and getting a legal separation.