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Application to the FTT for Permission to Appeal to the UT

• IAFT– 4 Application to the First–Tier Tribunal for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal
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• Guide to completing IAFT– 4 form (Adobe PDF file size 34kb)

You must send your completed IAFT–4 application form by post or fax to:

First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber),
IA Field House,
15 Breams Buildings,
London,
EC4A 1DZ
Fax 0207 073 0350

Applications in fast track cases are to be sent to the Detention Centre you are located.

Please note that if you send in your application by fax you do not also need to send it by post.

Your completed application for permission to appeal should be sent with the relevant documents as detailed in the application form. It is important that you provide a comprehensive list as this will allow copies of the documents to be provided for a Tribunal Judge as part of your application. The documents you provided with your initial appeal will have been copied and retained with your original appeal file.

Application to the UT for Permission to Appeal to the UT

You cannot apply direct to the Upper Tribunal unless you have already applied to the First-tier Tribunal and been refused on one or more grounds.

• IAUT–1 Application to the Upper Tribunal for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal
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• IAUT–1 Guidance on completing (Adobe PDF file size 36kb)

You must send your completed IAFT– 4 application form by post or fax to:

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
IA Field House,
15 Breams Buildings,
London,
EC4A 1DZ
Fax: 0207 073 0351

Applications in fast track cases are to be sent to the Detention Centre you are located.

Please note that if you send in your application by fax you do not also need to send it by post.

Your completed application for permission to appeal should be sent with the relevant documents as detailed in the application form. It is important that you provide a comprehensive list as this will allow copies of the documents to be provided for a Tribunal Judge as part of your application. The documents you provided with your initial appeal will have been copied and retained with your original appeal file.

Application to the UT for Permission to appeal to Court of Appeal/Session

You cannot apply direct to the Court of Appeal or the Court of Session unless you have already applied to the Upper Tribunal and been refused. There is no prescribed form for making this application to the Upper Tribunal (the position is, however, different if you are applying to the Court of Appeal/Session because you have been refused permission by the Upper Tribunal – please contact the Court of Appeal/Session for details – see addresses below).

Applications to the Upper Tribunal for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal/Session must be made in writing identifying the alleged error or errors of law and stating the result you ask for within the relevant time limit set out in rule 44 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 (see Rule and Legislation). Please write to the UTIAC at:

Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
IA Field House,
15 Breams Buildings,
London,
EC4A 1DZ
Fax 0207 073 0351

Appeals to the appropriate court where the Upper Tribunal has granted permission to to appeal

Please note the instructions on the notice you have received with your decision.

Where permission to appeal has been granted by the Upper Tribunal the appeal must be lodged with the appropriate appellate court in accordance with the procedures set out below.

Application direct to the Court of Appeal/Session for Permission to Appeal

An application can only be made direct to the appropriate appellate court after first being refused or granted permission to appeal by the Upper Tribunal.

Court of Appeal

An application to the Court of Appeal must be made using form N161, and must be made within 14 days of service of the decision of the Upper Tribunal refusing or granting permission to appeal.

The application is to be sent to:

The Civil Appeals Office
Room E307,
The Royal Courts of Justice,
Strand,
London WC2A 2LL

Email: The Civil Appeals Office

Court of Session

An application to the Court of Session must be made using Form 40.2

The application is to be sent to:

Court of Session
Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ

DX: 549306 Edinburgh 36

If you intend to submit such an application to the Court of Session they ask that you contact them in advance. The direct number for the Inner House and Extracts department is 0131 240 6748.

Pursuing an appeal after leave is granted

• Notice of intention to pursue appeal (UTIAC) (Adobe PDF file size 41kb)
• Notice of intention to pursue appeal (Civil Appeals Office) (Adobe PDF file size 23kb)

Application for review of decision not to make order/to make a limited order under section 103d

Please note that this form is only to be used if your appeal was already at the Upper Tribunal on 15 February 2010. This process is relevant to transitional appeals only.

For more information please visit the transitional arrangements page.

• IAUT–3 Application for Renewal
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• Word version (Word file size 343kb)