When you need a regulated adviser

Most visitor visa refusals turn on evidence, and evidence is something you can fix yourself. Some do not. On the grounds below, a reapplication built without advice can make things worse, so Approvable stops and hands you on rather than selling you a pack.

The cases we stop on

• The refusal was on false representations, false documents or deception, under any jurisdiction. These carry bans measured in years.
• You have overstayed a visa, been removed, or been refused entry at a border.
• There is a criminal matter, a security listing, or an alert in the Schengen Information System.
• This is a third refusal in a row on the same ground.
• There is a human rights or asylum element, or a child whose welfare is engaged.
• You are being asked to pay someone who has promised you a visa.

Who we refer you to

Our referral partner is being appointed and their details will appear here before launch. In the meantime, the Immigration Advice Authority keeps a public register of regulated advisers, searchable by location and by the level of advice they may give. In Canada, the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants keeps the equivalent register.

Nobody may charge you for immigration advice in the United Kingdom unless they are regulated or exempt. If someone offers to “get you a visa” for a fee, that is a reason to walk away, not a service.

Approvable helps you check and prepare your own application. It is not immigration advice, it is not regulated advice, and it does not predict or guarantee a decision.