Administrative Review: Handled by WPC Lawyers

An administrative review asks the Home Office to look again at a refused application because the decision was wrong, for example a document was overlooked or a rule was applied incorrectly. You can only ask for one if your decision letter says so.

It is a review by the Home Office, not an appeal to an independent judge, and it looks at the application you made rather than new evidence. The deadline is short and runs from when you get the decision, so check your letter straight away.

Challenging a refusal is legal work, so within the WPC Group it is handled by WPC Lawyers. WPC Lawyers is our sister law firm in the WPC Group, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 8003128).

They read your decision letter, confirm whether administrative review is the right route, and prepare a request that points to the exact error in the decision.

If your letter gives you a right of appeal, see immigration tribunal appeals. If it offers neither an appeal nor a review, judicial review may be the only option. GOV.UK explains how administrative review works if you apply from inside the UK or from outside the UK.