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Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are being phased out by UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) and replaced by a digital immigration status known as the eVisa. If you have a BRP that expires on 31 December 2024, you’ll soon transition from physical documents to the eVisa system.

This change means that visa holders will need to register an account with UKVI. This account will provide access to important information such as your immigration status, attached conditions and expiry dates. Once you set up an account, you will be given instructions on how you can generate a share code to prove your immigration status online for various purposes including studying, working and renting.

You must contact us as soon as you can access your eVisa as we will need to verify your immigration status online.

Please see some FAQs below.

 

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What do I need to do?

Regularly check your email and create a UKVI account when invited!

UKVI will be emailing all visa-holders in the coming months, asking them to sign up and create a UKVI account to get access to their eVisa. If you haven't been invited yet, you can’t create an account.

If you have already received an invitation email from the UKVI ask you to create a UKVI account, please follow the instruction in the email before you current BRP expires. If you have permission to stay in the UK, once you’ve created your UKVI account you will be able to sign in to the view and prove service to access your eVisa.

When will I be contacted by UKVI?

The University is not involved in this process, so we can’t provide a specific timeframe for when you might hear from UKVI. We have been advised that the transition from BRPs to eVisas for current holders is expected to take several months so you may not hear anything for a while. It’s a phased process, so others may receive invitations to register their accounts before you. This isn't cause for concern.

You can sign up for updates about eVisas on the GOV.UK website.

How do I know the email from the UKVI is genuine?

The email should come from the email address: donotreply.evisadirectmail@notifications.service.gov.uk and contain the following (or similar) instructions:

We are contacting you because your BRP will expire on 31 December 2024. To prove your immigration status after this date you will need to replace your BRP with an eVisa. The expiration of your BRP card does not affect your immigration status. However, starting in 2025, the way you prove your immigration status will change.

How to create a UKVI account?
If you require some instruction to create a UKVI account, UKVI published a video on How to create a UKVI account, which provides you with step-by-step instructions.
I have a visa that isn't a Student Visa. How will this impact me?
If you hold another visa type, please refer to the Government’s eVisa page to see how the changes may impact you.
I have an immigration stamp/sticker endorsement in my passport, not a BRP. How will this impact me?
If you hold another type of physical document proving your immigration status (for e.g. a stamp or vignette in your passport), please refer to the Government’s eVisa page to see how the changes may impact you.
I already have an eVisa. Do I need to do anything?
No, if you already have an eVisa, you do not need to take any action.
I have a BPR card and an eVisa. Do I need to do anything?
No, if you already have an eVisa, you do not need to take any action.
I have a BPR card. Can I travel without it if I am planning to travel this summer?
No. You should continue to use your BRP card until 31 December 2024. After this date, you will be able to use an eVisa to travel to the UK and you will not need carry a physical document, except for your current passport, which must be registered to your UKVI account.
What will happen if I do not create a UKVI account?
You will not be issued with an eVisa, which means you will have no way to prove your immigration status if you leave the UK and wish to re-enter after 31 December 2024.
Do I need to let St George's University know if I have obtained an eVisa?

Yes! You must contact us as soon as you can access your eVisa.

You will need to generate a a share code so we can verify your immigration status online - please select 'other' as the reason when generating the share code. The code should begin with the letter ‘S’, if it does not, you will need to obtain a new code.

Where can I find out more information about eVisa?
For more information about eVisas and how this change will affect you, visit GOV.UK/eVisa and watch the short eVisa video clip.

 

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