Visit visa to the UK - processing time? [closed]

My husband applied to come to the UK for a party that is going to be held on the 10th of February. He booked part of the venue, paid a £500 deposit, booked a flight and reserved a hotel from February 8 to 14. We have applied on January 15, went to appointment on the 19th. We paid for a priority visa, hoping we would get a decision before his flight. However we've applied before and he got refused.

Would they refuse the visa if we didn't allow them enough time to process the application?

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Best Answer

Tickets are not necessary for an application and best practice is that they should not be purchased in advance of a visa decision. Priority service is generally reserved for those with a clean application history, and you mention an earlier refusal.

Applications with a prior refusal are considered complex and are directed into the 'red' queue, regardless of whether priority service was requested. When this happens, the applicant is not reimbursed for the difference in cost, and the advertised turn-around time is no longer in effect.

Whether the visa would be refused for an insufficient amount of time would depend on the application's premise and the extent to which the applicant's bona fides have been established. Fortunately, some posts will just reject the application rather than issue a refusal. Hopefully, that will be the case, so that there will not be a second refusal on his record.

You can use this UK.gov tool to obtain information on how to contact UK Visas and Immigration about the application.

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Is Visit Visa Open in UK now?

You can apply for a visit visa from any UK VAC . You should apply for all other UK visas from the country you're living in. If your VAC is closed due to coronavirus restrictions, you can apply online and select a VAC in another country worldwide to submit your application and biometrics.

How long does a UK visitor visa take to process?

Standard visitor visa applications are currently taking on average 6 weeks to process. The UKVI are working hard to process applications to get back to the 3-week service standard.

Are UK visas delayed?

This has resulted in processing delays for all out-of-country visa applications. Priority services for certain out of country applications (study, work and family visa) have been suspended. At the time of writing, the current standard processing time for visit visa applications is six weeks.

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