
You should get a decision within 3 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying for a visa to travel to the UK to replace your biometric residence permit (BRP). You may be able to get your visa faster or access other services depending on what country you’re in - check with your visa application centre. You should get a decision within 3 weeks you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying for a returning resident visa. If you are applying under the Windrush Scheme read the guidance and the latest correspondence on the work of the Home Office in relation to Windrush. You should get a decision within 3 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying for an Ancestry visa. You should get a decision within 12 weeks once you either attend your appointment at the visa application centre or when you submit your online documents after completing the ID Check app. Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa

You should get a decision 12 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying for family reunion with a refugee or person with humanitarian protection. If you are applying for an EUSS family permit you will get a decision as soon as possible after proving your identity and providing your documents. If you are applying as the dependent of another applicant, you will get your decision at the same time.

You should get a decision within 24 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying to settle in the UK as the spouse, partner or family member of someone who has British citizenship or is settled in the UK. You should get a decision within 12 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying for a Turkish Business Person visa. You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks once you either attend your appointment at the visa application centre or use the ID Check app, if you are applying for a visa to work or invest in the UK. We are working hard to process applications to get back to the 3 week service standard.

Most work and invest visas, including skilled worker visa applications, are currently taking on average 4 weeks to process.
