Timescale

We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office or Entry Clearance Officer will take to process your application.

For further information about timescales for entry clearance applications, see visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK (GOV.UK). For in-country applications, see visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK (GOV.UK).

We will normally be able to submit this type of application within 4 weeks of you instructing us, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this. This is subject to receiving all the mandatory supporting documentation to be used for the application. This may include valid passports, biometric residence permits, marriage certificates and birth certificates depending on the particular case.

Significantly, the timescales used in submitting any application may depend on whether the applicant has current leave which has an imminent expiration date. Such applications will be dealt with as a matter of priority.

In respect of our immigration applications, timescales range from 4-8 weeks to complete the application process. This depends on the level of complexity in the case.