The Biometric Residence Permit
The new Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) has been introduced and replaced the old-school sticker-style visa. The BRP does not affect holders of the British Passport who will not need a BRP to live and work in the UK.
You are automatically issued with a BRP (even children under 18), when you are issued with a visa to live in the UK. Your appointment at the visa processing centre will entail collecting digital fingerprints and a photo which is stored on the database but also encoded on your BRP card. Your BRP can only be collected in the UK and you will be asked to provide your address on application so that the nearest Post Office can be determined. This is where your BRP will be sent for collection on your arrival in the country.
You will receive a vignette sticker in your passport, granting you a window of 30 days to enter the UK. Once this has an entry stamp on it, you can proceed to the Post Office with your passport to collect your BRP. You will also receive an official letter containing the details of your right to live in the UK which you can use until you hand this in on collection of your BRP.
Make sure you carry this letter on your person when you arrive as immigration officials are entitled to ask for it!
NB - if your child is under 18, the new regulations stipulate that you have to be registered as a responsible adult first. Registration is simple but do this before going to the Post Office as it takes round 2 days to process. Follow this link to register online, which can be done before departure ensuring smooth collection of BRPs for the whole family.
Keep your BRP safe! It is essentially your visa and once lost has to be replaced on application and at n additional cost. Don't forget to carry it on you when travelling as you will not be granted reentry into the UK without it!.r person.
On that note, it is not too different to our ID card so you should have no trouble adapting to using it and keeping it on you
You are automatically issued with a BRP (even children under 18), when you are issued with a visa to live in the UK. Your appointment at the visa processing centre will entail collecting digital fingerprints and a photo which is stored on the database but also encoded on your BRP card. Your BRP can only be collected in the UK and you will be asked to provide your address on application so that the nearest Post Office can be determined. This is where your BRP will be sent for collection on your arrival in the country.
You will receive a vignette sticker in your passport, granting you a window of 30 days to enter the UK. Once this has an entry stamp on it, you can proceed to the Post Office with your passport to collect your BRP. You will also receive an official letter containing the details of your right to live in the UK which you can use until you hand this in on collection of your BRP.
Make sure you carry this letter on your person when you arrive as immigration officials are entitled to ask for it!
NB - if your child is under 18, the new regulations stipulate that you have to be registered as a responsible adult first. Registration is simple but do this before going to the Post Office as it takes round 2 days to process. Follow this link to register online, which can be done before departure ensuring smooth collection of BRPs for the whole family.
Keep your BRP safe! It is essentially your visa and once lost has to be replaced on application and at n additional cost. Don't forget to carry it on you when travelling as you will not be granted reentry into the UK without it!.r person.
On that note, it is not too different to our ID card so you should have no trouble adapting to using it and keeping it on you
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