UK Visa Reconsideration Request

A reconsideration request can be made by an immigrant if they had applied for a UK visa and the decision is not what they expected. The Right to Reconsideration is only available to the applicants who do not have the right to appeal or an administrative review.

The applicants can make a reconsideration request only if they are in the UK. They can make the request if they have applied for any of the following:

1. Transfer of Conditions (TOC): Applied to transfer their UK Visa to Bio-metric Residence Permit
2. No Time Limit (NOL): Transfer Indefinite Leave to a Bio-metric Residence Permit
3. Extend your leave to remain, switch visas or settle in the UK

The applicant can request for reconsideration when their above application was granted, but they feel that the conditions, like expiry date, mentioned by the Home Office are either wrong or unsatisfactory.

They can also request for reconsideration if their application was refused earlier and they are able to submit new evidence on any one of the following:

1. Date of Application
2. Prove authenticity of the documents initially submitted
3. Evidence that the information received by the UKVI was not available to the decision making team, prior to making the decision.

Apart from those mentioned above, the UKVI will not take any other new evidence into consideration.

The request for reconsideration must be sent to the decision making team via mail. The letter should state why the applicant feels that the decision needs to be reconsidered. The applicant needs to check the reconsideration guidelines before making any request. The reconsideration request must be sent by the applicant within 14 days of receiving the decision.

The applicant cannot request reconsideration if their refusal letter grants them the Right to Appeal or allows for an Administrative Review.