Citizenship Areas
Advice on challenging appealable immigration decisions, with a clear assessment of your case and the next steps.
Review of the decision, available appeal rights and the issues that need to be addressed.
Advice on evidence, tribunal procedure and the appropriate arrangements for your case.
Not every immigration refusal carries a right of appeal. We review the decision letter and your circumstances to identify whether a tribunal appeal or another process is available.
The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) is independent of the Home Office. An appeal is different from an administrative review or a new application.
Our approach focuses on the reasons for the decision, the relevant appeal rights and a clearly prepared case.
Assess the refusal reasons, appeal rights and the applicable deadline.
Identify the issues, relevant evidence and appropriate scope of assistance.
Advise on grounds, supporting material and compliance with tribunal directions.
Explain the tribunal’s decision and the available next steps.
Appeal rights can arise from refusal of a protection or human rights claim and certain decisions affecting protection status. Family cases need to be considered by reference to the decision actually made.
Certain EU Settlement Scheme, EEA, frontier worker and citizenship deprivation decisions can also carry appeal rights. We assess the relevant legal framework and your decision letter.
Where an appeal is unavailable, we review whether another appropriate process should be considered. The correct response depends on the decision and your circumstances.
We review the evidence and issues in dispute, including relevant family circumstances, witness accounts and supporting material.
Advice on tribunal directions, witness preparation and any interpreter or accessibility needs.
We explain the work we can undertake and any specialist representation arrangements required for your case before you instruct us.
The tribunal controls case management and whether and how a hearing takes place. We consider any relevant support needs when planning the case.
Appeal deadlines are short and depend on the decision and your circumstances. Contact us promptly with the decision letter and the date it was received so the relevant deadline can be checked.
A late appeal needs an explanation and the tribunal decides whether to admit it. Where there are compelling or compassionate grounds, a request for an appeal to be heard urgently may be considered; the tribunal decides whether to agree.
We also assess how the decision and any appeal affect your immigration position. Do not assume that every appeal or late request gives you a right to remain or work.
We review what the tribunal has decided and the Home Office action needed. A successful appeal does not always mean permission is granted immediately; further implementation or reconsideration may be required.
We assess the decision and whether further advice on a possible legal error is appropriate. An onward appeal requires permission and is not simply a second hearing of the same case.
Both the appellant and the Home Office may seek permission to challenge a tribunal decision. We explain the relevant position and any specialist advice needed for the next stage.