In the case that you have applied for a Tier 1 visa and have been refused, you can opt to submit an appeal within 28 days from the issuance of the refusal notice.

If you are applying from within the United Kingdom, you have a statutory right of appeal and your appeal will definitely be accepted. The details of your full right of appeal will be provided once your application has been rejected, as well as the form that you will need to complete and send back to the UK Border Agency. The steps that you need to take will vary depending on the type of application that you’ve made.

If you were applying for an extension to your stay in the UK, you may have the right to appeal as well and can contest the details of why your application was not successful. The UK Border Agency will be providing you with these details along with a description of what action is available to you.

If you are applying from outside the UK and have been denied an entry clearance, you have the option to appeal on one or more of the following grounds:

• The decision is unlawful due to discrimination by public authorities, which is against the Race Relations Act of 1976.

• The decision violates Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and is incompatible with the appellant’s Convention rights.

Furthermore, all applicants, aside from having the right to contest the results of their application, have the option to apply for an Administrative Review. This is free of charge and can be requested for every application for a Tier 1 visa that has been refused only once.