UK Home Office Updates Standard Visa Processing Times

The UK Home Office has published updated lists of its standard processing times for UK visa applications submitted inside or outside the UK.

  • For applications made outside the UK, the current standard processing time is 3 weeks for all work, study, and visit visas. Family visas may take 24 weeks, British National (Overseas) visas may take 12 weeks, and Ukraine-related visas should be processed “as quickly as possible.”
    • Applicants are advised not to book any travel to the UK until their application has been decided.
  • For applications made for extension or to switching categories made from inside the UK, the current standard processing time is 8 weeks for almost all work, study, family, and visit visas. Applicants can stay in the UK until they have been given a decision, as long as they applied before their last visa expired.
    • India Young Professionals Scheme visas may only take 3 weeks
    • British National (Overseas) visas may take 12 weeks
    • Turkish Businessperson and Turkish Worker visas may take 6 months.
    • Ukraine-related visas should be processed “as quickly as possible.”

In some cases, applicants may be able to pay for a faster decision through priority or super-priority services.

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