You can either visit your visa application center or contact the UKVI to
inquire about your visa application status
To track your visa, you are to make sure that you have completed your
application both online and at the visa application centers that are approved
in the country you live. Your biometric data and your finger thumbprint need
to be summited to the appropriate personnel before you can track it.
How to track visa status
How you track your UK visa application strongly depend on two factor - Whether
you applied inside the UK or outside. There are different ways for
those applying for their UK visa inside and outside the UK to track. Below is
the process you need to follow.
Checking your status inside the UK
Initially, those that apply inside the UK can not track their application
online but they can reach out to the UKVI customer representative either
through email or phone call.
You may need to contact the
UK visa and migration (UKVI).
The body is responsible for visa applications. There are many options you can
choose from on their contact us page depending on the one you prefer. you can
chat with a live person, send an email to the center, or even call them
directly with their phone number. Their social media handles are still
available for you to contact the customer agency.
Checking your status outside the UK
When I say out of the UK, I am talking about all the applicants from all over
the world who are not staying in the UK. When your application is done out of
the UK, you are recommended to visit the place you register to ask them out.
If you feel that you can not go to the application center to ask for the
status of your visa, you can contact the UK visa and migration (UKVI). customer agency via their email address or phone number, but it will
cost you some money. If you want to contact the UKVI through email it will
cost you approximately £2.4
Alternatively, you can phone the UKVI English-speaking customer agency at +44
(0) 300 790 6268. This helpline is available from Monday - Friday. It is 24
hours support and the call costs 69p per minute
To get a good response from the UKVI about your application status, you will
need to provide the following documents.
1. Your CaseID or Case Identification Number
Your case number is the eight-digit number that is included in the letter sent
to you by the Home Office. For example, 12345678.
2. Payment reference number.
The payment reference number is the set of alphanumeric that is sent to
applicants after they have completed their payment. You should receive one
that can help you to track the status of your UK visa application. The
reference number is always in this format: AG1234567890/123
3. Your unique application number
Your unique number is a sixteen (16) digits number You can get your unique
number from the letter sent to you by UKVI management.
4. Your immigration surcharge number
If you paid for the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) when you apply, you
would get a set of 12 alphanumeric numbers. This number is your IHS number.
For example, the number looks like this, IHS123456789
5. Your biometric residence permit
Your biometric residence permit is the number you receive after you have
successfully validated your face and your fingerprint.
Those are the things you should check your status. Don't forget to take them
along to your local application center or provide them to the UKVI customer
agent to help you track your visa.
FAQ
Initially, it takes roughly 3 weeks to get a decision after you have paid
and done your biometric verification for any visa that it might be. But now,
some visa processing time is taking longer than others. Visit visas,
including standard visitor visa applications, are currently taking an
average of 7 weeks to process. Transit visa applications are currently
taking an average of 7 weeks to process. Short-term study visas are
currently taking an average 7 weeks to process
Yes. To speed up your application, you will need to pay extra money to the
initial payment you have made before
currently, you can not track your visa application online. To be able to
know your visa status, you are required to visit your application center or
contact the UKVI
