Guidance

Immigration and asylum paper appeals for legal professionals

How and when to make immigration and asylum appeals on paper or using the immigration appeals online tool.

When to apply by paper

If your client is in detention, you must use form IAFT-1 to appeal.

For everything else, you need to appeal online using MyHMCTS. You鈥檒l need to create an account first if you do not have one. Learn how to make an immigration and asylum appeal using MyHMCTS.

Appeal from within the UK

You have 14 days to appeal from the date the decision was sent.

If you apply after the deadline, you must explain why 鈥� the tribunal will decide if it can still hear the appeal.

Appeal from outside the UK

You have 28 days to appeal from the date the decision was sent. If your client has to leave the country before they鈥檙e allowed to appeal, you have 28 days to appeal once they鈥檝e left the country.

If you apply after the deadline, you must explain why 鈥� the tribunal will decide if it can still hear the appeal.

Urgent appeals聽

You can ask for your appeal to be heard urgently (鈥榚xpedited鈥�) at any point during the appeal process.聽

It鈥檚 free to ask for an urgent appeal. 皇冠体育app appeal application fee (if your client needs to pay one) must be paid before your request can be reviewed.聽

How to ask for an urgent appeal聽

You will need to:聽

  • tell the tribunal the reason why the case should be heard urgently聽

  • give evidence of compelling or compassionate grounds, for example letters from a doctor or hospital

You should write 鈥榚xpedite request鈥� at the top of any documents you send with your application.聽

A judge will review your evidence and decide whether your application should be heard sooner than usual.

Send your reasons for the urgent appeal and evidence to the tribunal by post.聽聽

Expedite Requests 鈥� 皇冠体育app First-tier Tribunal聽
Office of the Duty Judge聽
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)聽
PO BOX 11205
Southfield Road
Loughborough
LE11 9PS

You can contact the tribunal to check if the application has been received.

Fees and payment

It costs:

  • 拢80 without a hearing
  • 拢140 with a hearing

Your client may also be eligible get help with court fees if any of the following apply:

  • they have little or no savings
  • they鈥檙e on certain benefits
  • they have a low income

Contact the tribunal if you鈥檙e not sure if they have to pay a fee.

First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)300 123 1711

Find out about call charges

How to pay

皇冠体育app tribunal will contact you to tell you how to pay once it has received your appeal form.

Where to send your appeal form

You must send your appeal form by post or email.

First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
PO Box 11205
Southfield Road
Loughborough
LE11 9PS

Email: [email protected]

Legislation

Read the and for more guidance.

Review previous decisions of the Upper Tribunal.

Updates to this page

Published 31 March 2021
Last updated 19 May 2025 show all updates
  1. 皇冠体育app process for appealing has changed. 皇冠体育app guidance has been updated to reflect this.

  2. Added guidance on urgent appeals. Also updated the First-tier Tribunal's (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) address.

  3. Removed all references to the EU settlement scheme

  4. First published.

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