Y5.15 Reasons for decisions to be given if visa or entry permission is refused or revoked to certain persons

See also Immigration Act 2009 s27

1. Where a person who applied for a visa or entry permission onshore or in an immigration control area so requests, an immigration officer must give the reasons for any decision to:
   1. refuse to grant a visa to the person; or
   2. refuse to grant to the person a visa of a particular type; or
   3. refuse to grant entry permission to the person.
2. The reasons must:
   1. be given in writing; and
   2. contain the information required under section 23 of the Official Information Act 1982 as if the reasons were given in response to a request to which that section applies.
3. Reasons for a decision under (a) above are not required to be given if section 40(3)(e) and (f) of the Immigration Act 2009 apply.
4. When entry permission is revoked for administrative error (a) and (b) above does not apply. However best practice requires that the immigration officer, if requested, is to provide a copy of the reasons to the person who had entry permission revoked.

Effective 02/02/2015