When a skilled migrant application is declined: your options
Read the decision letter first: it says which next steps are open to you, and how long you have.
A decline is not always the end. The letter itself is the most important document you have, because it sets out the reasons and the options that follow.
Read the reasons closely
Note each reason given. Some point to evidence that was missing, others to a rule you did not meet. The difference shapes what you can do next.
Note any deadline
Where the letter gives a time limit, it matters. Write it down the day the letter arrives.
Get advice early
Which option suits you depends on your case. Talk to a licensed immigration adviser or an immigration lawyer before the time runs out.
Published byTamsin OkoroLicensed immigration adviser, Harbourline Immigration LimitedView full profileWritten by Tamsin Okoro and published on this site, not reviewed by us. This is an example: the author and the piece are invented, and it is not immigration advice.