Chase an update on your case

If you are waiting for the Home Office to arrange your asylum interview, or to make a decision on your asylum claim or immigration application, this tool drafts a short, polite email you can send to ask for a time frame. Fill in your details and choose what you are waiting for; the email is written in your own words, ready to copy or open in your email app.

This is general information, not legal advice. Check the details are correct before you send the email. If you are unsure, get advice from a regulated immigration adviser.

About you

Full name

Date of birth (e.g. 10/01/1901)

Nationality Your email address (the Home Office will use this to reply and to serve any decision) Your postal address (for service of your interview invitation letter, decision, and original documents)

Your Home Office references

Enter any that you have — you can give one or several. Leave the rest blank. You will find these on letters from the Home Office.

Home Office reference number

Case ID

Port reference number

Unique Application Number (UAN)

What are you waiting for?

Type of case Date

Your email

To:

Subject:

Use Copy email to paste it into your email, or Open in email app to start a message with the address, subject and text filled in. Send it from your own email account. You can translate this page to read it, but the email is always produced in English.