Asylum

An asylum appeal relates to a person who is under threat in their own country and looks to the United Kingdom for protection, for example during times of civil war.

Immigration

An immigration appeal relates to a person who has applied to enter or stay in the United Kingdom. These can be settlement (long term eg. marriage) applications, or non-settlement (a short term visa eg. as a student).

Applications refused under the points based system outside of the UK have limited right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal. See the UK Border Agency – Visa services website for more information.

Visit Visa

A visit visa appeal relates to a person who has been refused permission to visit a family member living in the United Kingdom. Visit visa cases can be heard at a hearing or dealt with on papers.

Human Rights

A human rights appeal is where a person claims their basic human rights have been breached.

Bail

An application to be released on bail from a person detained under the Immigration Acts. A small amount of appeals are also received for deprivation of citizenship, race discrimination and non suspensive appeals.