Appeal against an immigration decision

You might be able to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) if the Home Office has:

• refused your protection claim (also known as ‘asylum claim’ or ‘humanitarian protection’)
• refused your human rights claim
• made a decision under the European Economic Area (EEA) Regulations, eg the Home Office has decided to deport you or refused to issue you a residence document
• decided to revoke your protection status
• decided to take away your British citizenship

You might also be able to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) about a Home Office decision on an application submitted before 6 April 2015.

The tribunal is independent of government. A judge will listen to both sides of the argument before making a decision.

You might be able to ask the Home Office for an administrative review if you don’t have the right to appeal.

Appeal from within the UK

You can only appeal to the tribunal if you have the legal right to appeal – you’ll usually be told if you do in your decision letter.

Your decision letter will tell you if you can apply for an administrative review if you don’t have the right to appeal.

Appeal from outside the UK

You can only appeal to the tribunal if you have the legal right to appeal – you’ll usually be told if you do in your decision letter.

If you’ve been refused a tier 1, 2, 4 or 5 visa you may be able to ask for the decision to be reviewed at an administrative review – your refusal letter will tell you if you can.