Private paid legal representation after an asylum refusal
Has Your Asylum Claim Been Refused?
Check the appeal deadline and understand the legal challenge that may be available.
An asylum refusal can leave you uncertain about your safety, status and future in the UK. The decision letter should explain whether you have a right of appeal and the deadline. If an appeal is available, the general time limit is currently 14 days from receipt of the decision for a person in the UK and 28 days for a person outside the UK. Follow the date and instructions in your own decision and seek help promptly.
Clarity. UK Immigration Solicitors is a trading name of SABZ Solicitors LLP, a private law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 566543). We are not the Home Office, UKVI, the Tribunal or a government service; we do not decide asylum claims or provide public funding through this page. This PPC route is for people seeking private paid legal help with a refused asylum claim, appeal or related challenge. The initial case assessment is free. Detailed advice and representation are paid, with scope and fees explained before instruction.
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Tell us what the refusal says and when it arrived
Please give the decision date, date received, whether you are in the UK or detained, the appeal deadline shown and the main refusal reasons. Tell us if an appeal has already been lodged, dismissed or treated as out of time. Use the existing form to provide a short confidential summary. Do not delay an appeal while waiting for a response to an enquiry.
Our assessment team reviews enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm UK time. Telephone lines are open 24/7. The free assessment identifies the enquiry and whether UK Immigration Solicitors may be able to offer private paid representation. It is not free asylum legal advice, legal-aid work or a full review of the refusal and evidence.
What happens after you enquire
Our assessment team reviews enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm UK time and identifies the refusal, deadline and current appeal position. If UK Immigration Solicitors may be able to offer private legal representation, we explain the proposed work, professional fee and urgent next step before you decide whether to proceed.
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Start with the decision and appeal right
A protection claim refusal may carry a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal. The refusal letter should explain the right and whether the appeal can be brought from within the UK. Some claims may be certified, and a late appeal requires an explanation and a Tribunal decision on whether it can be admitted. The correct next step depends on the actual decision rather than a general assumption that every refusal can be appealed in the same way.
Why an asylum claim may be refused
The Home Office may dispute credibility, consistency, future risk, sufficiency of protection, internal relocation, nationality or identity, documentary evidence, delay in claiming asylum or whether the Refugee Convention or humanitarian-protection test is met. A paid legal review can examine the decision, interview record, witness evidence, country information and other material relevant to the stated refusal reasons.
Preparing an asylum appeal
Appeal preparation may involve identifying the disputed issues, taking a detailed statement, reviewing previous interviews and submissions, obtaining relevant supporting and country evidence, preparing the appeal bundle and legal submissions, and arranging advocacy where included or separately agreed. Trauma, vulnerability, interpretation and confidentiality should be handled carefully, but none of those factors guarantees a particular result.
Fresh claims and further submissions
This page is focused on refused-asylum appeals and related challenges. If appeal rights are exhausted, further submissions or a fresh claim are different procedures. Further submissions are treated as a fresh claim only where the material is significantly different from what was previously considered and, taken with earlier material, creates a realistic prospect of success before a judge. A paid legal review is required before advising whether that test may be met.
Detention or removal risk
Tell us immediately if you are detained, have reporting restrictions, removal directions or a deadline within days. Bail, an appeal, urgent representations and judicial review are separate procedures. Completing the free form does not stop removal or create representation. We will explain whether urgent private paid work may be available.
What our refused-asylum legal service may include
If you instruct us, the agreed work may include review of the refusal and case history, advice on appeal or another challenge, preparation of statements and evidence, appeal-bundle work, legal submissions, liaison and representation within the defined scope. Counsel, expert reports, medical evidence, translation and Tribunal charges are separate where relevant and explained before commitment.
Private fees and representation
The initial case assessment is free. Detailed advice, refusal review, appeal preparation and representation are private paid services. UK Immigration Solicitors does not offer legal-aid representation through this PPC page. Where suitable, we can offer a fixed fee for defined work and discuss payment plans. Counsel, experts, translations and other third-party costs are separate where relevant.
Frequently asked questions
The general limit is 14 days from receipt of the decision if you are in the UK and 28 days if you are outside the UK. The actual decision and circumstances control, so check the letter immediately. A late appeal must explain the delay and may not be admitted.
No. The decision letter should state the appeal right and whether certification or another restriction applies. A solicitor must review the decision before advising on the route.
No. It is a free initial assessment by the assessment team. Detailed legal advice and representation are private paid services, with scope and fees explained before instruction.
The next question may concern permission to appeal, judicial review, further submissions or another route. Each has different tests and deadlines. Share the complete decision and procedural history.
No. The form does not lodge an appeal, obtain an injunction or create representation. Tell us immediately about detention, removal directions or an approaching deadline.
Send the complete refusal decision, date received, appeal deadline, detention or removal information, and a short summary of the main refusal reasons.
Act on the refusal deadline, not on assumptions
Tell us what the decision says and when it arrived. Our assessment team will explain whether UK Immigration Solicitors may be able to offer private paid assistance and what legal service could be considered.
Clarity: free initial case assessment; private paid legal advice and representation if you choose to instruct us.
From refusal to a structured appeal plan
Share the decision and deadline, let us assess the enquiry, and understand the proposed legal service and costs before you decide whether to instruct us.
Share the decision and deadline
Tell us when the refusal arrived, the appeal right stated, detention status and any existing appeal step.
We assess the enquiry
The assessment team confirms whether UK Immigration Solicitors may be able to offer private paid help and what documents a solicitor would need.
Review the proposed legal service
We explain the scope, professional fee, applicable VAT and any separate advocacy, expert or third-party costs before you decide whether to instruct us.
Initial case assessment
The initial case assessment is free. Detailed advice and refusal review are paid services.
Private paid representation
Appeal preparation and representation are private paid services. UK Immigration Solicitors does not offer legal aid through this PPC page.
Fixed fees and payment plans
Where suitable, we can offer a fixed fee for defined work and discuss payment plans.
Separate costs
Counsel, experts, translations and other third-party costs are separate where relevant.
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Act Now on an Asylum Refusal
Act on the refusal deadline, not on assumptions. Tell us what the decision says and when it arrived. Free initial case assessment; private paid legal advice and representation if you choose to instruct us.
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