- My application has been refused. How can I appeal
against the officer's decision?
If your application has been refused and it attracts
a full right of appeal then you will need to submit
to the High Commission a completed Notice of Appeal
Form AIT-2 (NOA) (which you will find attached to your
Notice of Refusal (NOR)) within 28 days of the date
of the refusal. If your application does not attract
a full right of appeal you will still be entitled to
appeal on race relations or human rights grounds. Your
refusal notice will tell you how to do this.
- How do I submit my appeal?
If you want to exercise your right to appeal you should
send them directly to: -
Visa Services
British High Commission
185 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Please make sure that the following has been done before
submitting your note of appeal to the British High Commission:
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That all the pages (7) of the appeal form (AIT-2
Version 2 [17 May 2007]) |
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That sections 5 & 6 of the form have been signed
and dated by you or your representative. |
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That all 'documents to support your application'
listed in section 8 are attached. |
Important!
You must submit:
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Original notice of appeal and original supporting
documents |
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2 photocopies of the notice of appeal and supporting
documents |
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No later than 28 days from the day you were
served with the notice of immigration decision |
Please note that documents which are not in English
must be accompanied with English translations.
- How long will my appeal take?
If you have submitted your appeal to the High Commission,
the Entry Clearance Officer and Entry Clearance Manager
will review it within one month. If you do not hear
from the High Commission within the month, then the
decision will have been taken to refer your Appeal to
the AIT for their decision. The High Commission will
issue you with a letter to advise you of this. Consideration
by the AIT can take between 6 to 12 months. There is
nothing that the High Commission can do to speed up
this process. Once the AIT have made their decision
they will contact you or your representative directly
by post.
- What if I do not want to wait for AIT's decision?
Can I re-apply?
If you wish to re-apply for the same category of visa,
you must withdraw your existing appeal by submitting
a withdrawal letter together with the Notice of Withdrawal
of Appeal (APP9) form, which you can obtain from the
UK Visa Application Centre.
- How can I check my appeal status during this period?
Please do not contact us until one month after the submission
of your appeal has passed. Thereafter, if you have not
heard from the High Commission, you can make enquiries
about your appeal status by e-mailing
VisaAppeals.KualaLumpur@fco.gov.uk, stating the
post reference number (written at the top of your refusal
notice), your full name, date of birth and passport
number. For enquiries on the status of your appeal once
it has been sent to the AIT you will need to contact
them directly on fax: +44 1509221699 or, if they have
already written to you, by using the contact details
on their letter and quoting the reference number they
have allocated to you.
- How will I know if my appeal has been successful?
The AIT will advise you of their decision directly by
post. If your appeal has been successful, a member of
the High Commission will contact you directly to ask
you to resubmit your passport and other documents for
further consideration.
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