UK Visas and Immigration has suspended “Priority” and “Super Priority” services for new study, work, and family visa applications.
UKVI will prioritize applications under the Ukraine Family Scheme in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. Applications under established routes of entry to the UK may therefore take longer than normal to process.
Standard visitor applications are currently taking an average of 6 weeks to process.
“In-country” applications (seeking permission to extend stay within the UK) are unaffected.
Erickson Insights
Erickson Immigration Group will continue to share updates as more news is available. For more information about the UK’s immigration and humanitarian response to Ukraine, please visit our Ukraine Report site.
If you have questions about anything we’re reporting above or case-specific questions, please contact your EIG attorney.