Immigration Casework and Information
Please note that Members of Parliament and their staff are not legally permitted to give immigration advice. If you need immigration advice, you should contact a suitably qualified and insured immigration adviser. You can find advisers here: https://portal.oisc.gov.uk/s/adviser-finder
You must email Ms. Qureshi from the same email address you used in your immigration application.
Please could you provide all of the details below in order for Ms. Qureshi to contact the Home Office regarding your immigration matter:
- Full Name
- Full Address with Post Code
- Date of Birth
- Application Type
- Application Reference Number/ Home Office reference number
- Date that the application was submitted
Please could you also go into your online account and take a screenshot of the page showing the application reference number and the date the application was made, and then send that screenshot to us.
Asking your MP to chase up the progress on an application
Unless your application is very urgent, please do not ask the MP to chase up an application which is still within the service standards periods for the relevant type of application:
Visa processing times for applications made inside the UK
Visa processing times for application made outside the UK
Please note that applications for Further Leave to Remain on the Basis of Family and Private Life (FLTR-FP) do not have a service standard. Please do not ask the MP to chase any FLTR-FP applications unless your circumstances have become urgent.
We will not be able to take any action without the signed consent of the applicant. Therefore, we will require a ‘wet signature’ signed consent form from the applicant – i.e. signed with a pen, not just typed.
The applicant should complete and sign this form: UKVI – Consent for the MP to Act
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Please return the form to qureshiy2@parliament.uk as soon as possible A scan or photograph of the complete form will be acceptable.
Once we have received this information and consent form, we will look into your issue.
Right to Remain is an organisation which provides lots of guidance and assistance for those applying for the right to remain in the UK. have an excellent free-to-use Toolkit which provide a step-by-step guide to the asylum and immigration system, helping applicants to understand their and navigate the system. The information provided comes not only legal professionals but also from people have been through the system themselves and understand the difficulties and emotional aspects of the process.
Migrant Help provides independent advice and guidance to assist people seeking asylum in the UK, including applying for accommodation and financial support. They may also provide specialist support and accommodation to victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, and their dependants.
The Home Office public enquiries email address has now been discontinued. If you want to contact the Home Office directly, please go here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-the-home-office
Visa Applicants
It is essential that you notify the Home Office of any changes in your details, including:
- passport/travel documents
- home address or postal address
- phone number
- email address
- change of legal representative
Failure to do so could lead to delays in processing your application.
Your MP cannot update your details for you; you must do this yourself by going to this web page:
https://visa-address-update.service.gov.uk/
Asylum Seekers
If you are an asylum seeker, please email your updated details to asylumcentralcommunicationshub@homeoffice.gov.uk
Asylum seekers are required to keep the Home Office informed of their address and of any changes of address. If you do not keep the Home Office up to date with your contact details, your claim may be withdrawn.
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has developed a digital immigration system. This means that physical documents are being replaced with an online record of your immigration status. This is known as an eVisa.
- All Biometric Residence Permits have now been replaced by eVisas
- biometric residence cards (BRC)
- passport endorsements, such as indefinite leave to enter wet ink stamps
- vignette stickers in passports, such as entry clearance or visa vignettes
Since 31 October 2024, UKVI has no longer issued Biometric Residence Permits (BRP) or Biometric Residence Cards (BRC)
An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. You need to create a UKVI account to be able to access your eVisa.
Updating your physical document to an eVisa does not affect your immigration status or the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK.
You can read more about eVisas here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/online-immigration-status-evisa
If you wish to report an immigration crime, such as someone living or working in the UK illegally, employing someone who is not allowed to work in the UK, involved in smuggling or involved in illegal immigration or a fake marriage, you must fill in the online form here: https://www.gov.uk/report-immigration-crime
The Home Office will not take these reports from an MP, you must do it yourself using the above form.
I am not able to give letters of support for asylum claims.
For all asylum cases, you should always contact your legal representative to ask for updates on your case. If your solicitor feels that your MP needs to become involved, your solicitor will contact your MP. Do not contact your MP unless your solicitor has asked you to do so.
You should stay in contact with your legal representative or solicitor. The Home Office will get in touch with you or your legal representative when there is news about your case, or if they need more information. They will not contact your MP.
The Home Office will only speak to the legal representative you have officially chosen. They will not speak to any other organisation or charity unless you give the Home Office written permission for them to act for you. They will not send this information to your MP.
If you do not have a legal representative, then your MP may ask for updates on your behalf. However, your MP cannot force the Home Office to speed up your case or make a particular decision.
If you have applied for asylum and not yet had your Asylum Substantive Interview, please do not ask your MP to chase it up until you have been waiting two years.
If you have had your Asylum Substantive Interview and have not yet received a decision, please do not ask your MP to chase it up until you have been waiting twelve months from the date of the interview.
The Home Secretary announced changes to the asylum system on 2 March 2026. The Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit has produced a useful guide to the changes which you can find here:
I am not able to provide references or letters of support for naturalisation applications.
The Home Office has to make a number of enquiries before it can reach a decision on whether to grant British citizenship.
Its website states that the Home Office aims to process 95% of Naturalisation applications within six months, but it is made clear on the website that, in some cases, the applications may take longer than six months to complete.
As part of the application process, the Home Office routinely conducts enquiries with other government departments and external agencies. The extent and length of time taken to complete these varies according to the particular circumstance of each application and their progress is regularly monitored. The applicant or their legal representatives will be contacted directly once a decision has been made and the Home Office is unable to provide a timescale for this.
The Home Office is not permitted to return passports and other documents at the request of a Member of Parliament.
The applicant or their legal representatives must make the request via the online system at www.gov.uk/visa-documents-returned. They must do it only via this system and not by email, as requests by email will not be actioned. Once the request has been made via the online system, it usually takes around 20 working days to return the documents.
You MUST NOT book any travel until you have a valid passport or travel document in your possession. The Home Office will not expedite any passport applications for people who have booked holidays without having a valid passport.
A child’s first passport can take much longer to process than a renewal, sometimes several months, so you should apply for one as soon as possible.
If you’re an international care worker affected by a sponsor licence revocation, please see this website: If you’re an international care worker affected by a sponsor licence revocation
The UKVI threshold for expediting is only considered in the most serious life-threatening circumstances. They normally only accept a request to expedite an application ahead of others in situations such as where a customer needs to travel to attend a close relative’s funeral abroad, or to attend to a severely ill relative overseas who requires one-to-one care that cannot be provided by another individual. They are only granted in the most serious of cases.
If you feel that your application meets these criteria, you must provide evidence in the form of a letter from the appropriate medical professional. This letter must be in English, and must clearly state the diagnosis, the treatment and the prognosis. In the case of the sick person being a relative, the letter must also state the applicant’s relationship to that person.
If applicants are struggling with their mental health, they should contact their GP for assistance and inform their legal representatives. They should keep in regular contact with their legal representatives for updates rather than their MP.
Members of Parliament are not able to provide proof of a person’s right to work in the UK and the Home Office will not provide letters of eligibility.
A Share Code can only be obtained upon successful completion of an application via your eVisa.
If an applicant/employee does not have a Share Code, the employers must use the online Employer Checking Service to check an employee‚ or potential employee‚Äôs immigration status if they cannot show their documents or online immigration status. The Employer Checking Service can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/employee-immigration-employment-status They can make as many enquiries as is necessary whilst the application is in progress.
An employer’s failure or refusal to use this service may be seen as discriminatory and could lead to a claim of unfair dismissal.
You can read further information on proving your right to work in the UK here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work