Fiance visa refused because of IELTS certificate

[xamagam542]

Hi,

Hope you are all well

Here is a short description of my case

• My fiance applied for a (Finace Visa) from outside UK in October 2020
• We did not submit IELTS certificate, believed exam centre was closed, and adhering to updated home office guidance with regard to COVID-19 asked for an exemption, explaining the centre is closed
• Received a request to submit the certificate in December 2020 within 5 days, wrote back indicating that exam has been booked but the test itself is in a week and the result will take another week after that
• Received refusal in December 2020, solely because of IELTS certificate, reason being that the centre in my fiance's country was open prior to submitting the application, this appears to be true

The refusal letter says we have the right to appeal, she has also obtained her IELTS certificate and we are still within the 28 day period

My questions are

• Can I ask for an administrative review? as this appears to be quicker however the guidance seem to indicate that you are only entitled to a admin review if the letter says so and that you are not entitled to appeal
• Shall I submit an appeal for a paper review or is it just quicker to make a fresh claim?

Thank you to everyone who contributes on these forms, I found the information here to be invaluable.

[CR001]

Admin review is ONLY for when you believe UKVi has made an error. You also cannot submit new evidence for admin review. It is only based in what was submitted at the time and when a decision was made.

There is NO exemption form the English test requirement unless an applicant is specifically from the exempt countries listed.

Appeals are taking about a year now to get a date.

It is quicker to reapply.

[xamagam542]

Thank you very much for your reply

That is very clear