I applied online for a visa application to the UK. I'm from Sri Lanka. Yesterday I cancelled the appointment, I changed my mind. I will not go to the visa appointment. Now my question is how I get my refund?
9,695 6 6 gold badges 66 66 silver badges 90 90 bronze badges asked Jul 2, 2018 at 14:37 123 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 4 4 bronze badgesWhen my sis-in-law applied to a UK Visa the papers/forms she had to fill said the VISA processing fee was non-refundable. No idea how it happens if you cancel it.
Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 16:23@RuiFRibeiro "Visa" is just an ordinary word. It shouldn't be written in all caps or even capitalized unless it's the first word of the sentence.
Commented Oct 17, 2018 at 8:34If you canceled before carrying out your biometrics then you will get a refund. You have to complete the visa refund form. Otherwise, In any other case, Visa fee is non-refundable.
The gov.uk site has a whole page about this, the summary at the top states:
If you applied outside the UK contact UKIV to find out how to cancel your application
You can only get your fee refunded if your application hasn’t been processed yet.
If you applied within the UK You can cancel via an online form, but you will not be refunded.
You won’t get your fee refunded if you cancel an application that you made in the UK.
