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Guidance: Visa processing times: applications inside the UK

Uk Visas Immigration

June 26
14:12 2023

You are not required to book any travel before you apply or before a decision is made on your application.

You should allow enough time before you make a visa application. You will only receive a refund of your application fee if we have not started to process your application.

You may be able to pay for a faster decision on a visa application.

When your application processing time starts

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) starts processing your application once you either:

When your application processing time ends

Youll get a letter or email to let you know that a decision has been made on your application.

You can stay in the UK until youve been given a decision, as long as you applied before your last visa expired.

You do not need to contact UKVI to track your application if youve already made a visa application and it is still within the current processing times.

Current processing times

The processing times listed below are based on the current volume of visa applications.

All UK processing times are measured against agreed customer service standards.

Visit visa

Category processing time
Standard Visitor 8 weeks

Study visas

Category processing time
Student 8 weeks
Child Student 8 weeks

Family visas

Category processing time
Partner or spouse 8 weeks
Parent 8 weeks
Child 8 weeks
Adult coming to be cared for by a relative 8 weeks
Private life 9 months
Homes for Ukraine As quickly as possible
Ukraine Family Scheme As quickly as possible
Ukraine Extension Scheme As quickly as possible
Category processing time
Skilled Worker 8 weeks
Health and Care Worker 8 weeks

Temporary work visas

Category processing time
Government Authorised Exchange 8 weeks
Charity Worker 8 weeks
Creative Worker 8 weeks
International Agreement 8 weeks
Religious Worker 8 weeks

Work visas you can apply for without a job offer

Category processing time
Global Talent 8 weeks
Graduate 8 weeks
Overseas Domestic Worker 8 weeks
High Potential Individual (HPI) 8 weeks
India Young Professionals Scheme 3 weeks
UK Ancestry 8 weeks

Work visas to start a business

Category processing time
Innovator Founder 8 weeks
Start-up 8 weeks

Work visas for an overseas employer

Category processing time
Overseas Domestic Worker 8 weeks
Secondment Worker 8 weeks
Senior or Specialist Worker 8 weeks
Representative of an Overseas Business 8 weeks
Service Supplier 8 weeks
UK Expansion Worker 8 weeks

Other visas and permits

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