Administrative Review of UK Visa Refusal - Specialist Immigration Solicitors for Administrative Review

: Written by: Arshad Mahmood; Last Updated: 07 April 2026

You can ask for an Administrative Review (AR) of your UK visa refusal if your UK visa and immigration application has been refused by the Home Office UKVI. Certain Home Office UKVI refusal decisions can only be challenged by way of an 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 a Home Office refusal decision is a review or reconsideration of the 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.

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).

What 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 a fresh UK visa and immigration application is submitted from inside the UK, it 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 a 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 a UK visa refusal will be carried out by the 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 the 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 an Administrative Review (AR) of the refusal of your in-country application for leave to remain, submitted to the Home Office UKVI from inside the UK. You can apply for Administrative Review Online. There is a £80 fee 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 receipt of the refusal letter.

If the Home Office has refused an application for leave to remain and the decision is eligible, the decision notice will tell the applicant whether they can apply for an Administrative Review (AR) of the refusal. Also, if the applicant's application is successful but they believe the Home Office 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 normally receive a decision 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 UK Visa Refusal Decision

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 representation for challenging the refusal of your UK visa and immigration application.

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