This page identifies the public process and questions to check. It cannot confirm a deadline, preserve immigration status or determine the correct remedy for an individual case.
Start here
Four immediate checks
- 1
Confirm when processing officially started
- 2
Use the current inside- or outside-UK processing tool
- 3
Check email and spam folders for requests
- 4
Contact UKVI only when the published guidance says to
Keep control of the facts
Build a reliable record
Keep the complete decision, application, status record, correspondence and dates together. Use the current official page rather than screenshots or social-media summaries.
Avoid preventable harm
Important risks
- Booked travel is not evidence of a decision date
- Requests for further evidence may change practical timing
- Do not pay an unofficial person claiming to accelerate UKVI
Official starting point
Open the current government process
Know when a guide is no longer enough
Eligibility assessments, evidence reviews, application preparation and representation should be handled by a suitably regulated professional.