Eligible visas when applying from inside the UK
You can apply for a faster decision on certain:
- visa applications
- applications to extend your stay in the UK
- applications to settle in the UK
These tables list the eligible applications and whether you can pay to get a faster decision:
- within 5 working days
- by the end of the next working day
They also list the visa applications eligible for getting a faster decision depending on whether you’re applying:
- as the main applicant
- as a dependent partner or child
There’s a limit on how many people can apply for a faster decision. If you’re not offered the option to apply for a faster decision, you can still complete a standard application.
Whether you can get a faster decision depends on what you’re applying for and how you prove your identity.
You’ll prove your identity by either:
- attending an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizen Application Services (UKVCAS) centre
- using the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app to scan your identity document
You’ll find out if you can get a faster decision and what you need to do when you apply.
If you want to work in the UK
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Health and Care Worker visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Minister of Religion visa (T2) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Scale-up Worker visa |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Skilled Worker visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Work in the UK for an overseas employer
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Graduate Entrepreneur visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Graduate Trainee - Global Business Mobility visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Secondment Worker - Global Business Mobility visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Senior or Specialist Worker - Global Business Mobility visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Service Supplier - Global Business Mobility visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| UK Expansion Worker - Global Business Mobility visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Temporary work
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Charity Worker visa (Temporary Work) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Creative Worker visa (Temporary Work) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Government Authorised Exchange visa (Temporary Work) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| International Agreement visa (Temporary Work) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Religious Worker visa (Temporary Work) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Starting a business
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Innovator Founder visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Other work visas
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Global Talent visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Graduate visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| High Potential Individual visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hong Kong BNO visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| International Sportsperson visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Investor visa (Tier 1) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Youth Mobility Scheme visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| UK Ancestry visa |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
If you want to study in the UK
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Child student visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Student visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
If you want to join family in the UK
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Family visa |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Eligible applications if you’re applying as a dependent partner or child
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Global Business Mobility visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Global Talent, Start-up or Innovator Founder visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Graduate Entrepreneur visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Health and Care Worker visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Hong Kong BNO visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| International Sportsperson visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Investor visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Minister of Religion visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Scale-up Worker visa |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Student visa |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Eligible applications to settle in the UK
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
| Application to settle on the basis of UK Ancestry (through form SET(O)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Application to settle as a former member of HM Forces (through form SET(AF)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Application to settle as a child under 18 (through form SET(F)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Application to settle if you’ve been in the UK legally for 10 continuous years (known as ‘long residence’) |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Application to settle if you work, establish a business or invest in the UK (through form SET(O)) |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Application to settle as the partner of a person, or parent of a child, who is present and settled in the UK (through form SET(M)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Application to settle as an Innovator Founder |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Application to settle on the basis of BNO Hong Kong |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Application to settle as the dependent child or partner of a BNO Hong Kong visa holder |
Yes |
No |
No |
Other eligible visa applications
|
UKVCAS appointment: within 5 working days |
UKVCAS appointment: next working day |
ID app: within 5 working days |
ID app: next working day |
| Applying for human rights claims, leave outside the rules and other routes (through form FLR(HRO)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Applying for other routes (through form FLR(IR)) |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |