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For engagements under 6 months – If your application is granted, the visa you receive inside your passport will be valid for the duration of your engagement. You must enter the UK before the vignette expires or you will have to re-apply for your visa.
For engagement over 6 months – If your application is granted, the visa you initially receive inside your passport will only be valid for 30 days. This is known as a ’30 day vignette’ and will facilitate your entry into the UK. You must enter the UK before the vignette expires or you will have to re-apply for your visa.
Within ten days of your arrival in the UK, you are required to collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) from a UK Post Office. The BRP will state the full length of leave you have been granted and will supersede the 30 day vignette.
Full details of how you arrange collection of your BRP will be provided to you by UKVI at the point your application is approved.
For further guidance about our BRP, please see the UKVI webpages.
You must notify Diamond immediately if your visa is refused. If you are refused, there is no separate appeal process, but you may be able to lodge what is known as an ‘Administrative Review’. Please see any correspondence from the Home Office that accompanies your refusal letter.
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