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Deportation order

Refusals and urgent

A deportation order requires a person to leave and stops them returning until it is revoked. If removal is imminent, contact us the same day.

This page is general information about UK immigration routes. It is not advice on your case. Rules and fees change. Confirm the current position before you pay a Home Office fee.

Who this is for

  • You have been served with a decision to deport or a signed deportation order.
  • You are outside the UK and need the order revoked.
  • Removal directions have been set.

What this route is

A deportation order is made under section 5 of the Immigration Act 1971. It is different from ordinary removal because it also prohibits re-entry while it remains in force.

The letter controls the remedy. An appeal may exist where a human rights or protection claim is refused. Revocation is the route from outside the UK when circumstances have changed. If removal is about to happen, urgent action is the third route, and it narrows once the person has left. Appeal deadlines are often 14 days in the UK or 28 days outside. Read the letter.

Requirements we check

  • We identify appeal, revocation, or an urgent challenge from the decision itself.
  • We do not wait for a complete life history if the flight is already booked.
  • Family life, length of residence, and criminal chronology have to be accurate.

Evidence that usually matters

  • The decision letter and any removal directions.
  • Criminal record and sentencing remarks where deportation follows a conviction.
  • Evidence of family life in the UK.

How we work

  1. Read the position. We read the decision and record the deadline immediately.
  2. List the gaps. We choose appeal, revocation, or urgent challenge.
  3. Prepare the application. We gather the evidence that route actually uses.
  4. Check before filing. We act before removal closes the in-country options.

Where applications go wrong

  • Treating deportation like a visit refusal.
  • Missing the appeal window while collecting character references.
  • Asking for revocation with no change in circumstances.

Our fees

This work is quoted individually after we have read the papers.

The AHM professional fee is confirmed in writing before we start and can be higher if the case is complex. We strongly advise a 30-minute initial consultation (£70) first. The UKVI application fee is paid to the UK Government and is not included in our fee. The Immigration Health Surcharge, priority services, biometrics, translations, and English or TB tests are also separate. Confirm the current government fee on GOV.UK before you apply. See the full fee schedule.

Tell us the deadline before you pay the Home Office

A short conversation can show whether this route fits.

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