Biometric Residence Permit meaning

In this issue Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection International Public Procurement Supplier management Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q&A Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—26 February 2025 The Advertising Standards Authority upheld two challenges concerning an email from Maki Online Services Ltd t/a Nino Apply, which exaggerated the consequences of not renewing a Biometric Residence Permit and failed to disclose the availability of a free eVisa. See: LNB News 26/02/2025 21. CAP and BCAP launch further consultation on 'less healthy' ads rules Acting for the ASA, the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP and BCAP) have begun a further consultation on introducing new restrictions on promoting ‘less healthy’ food and drink to children. From October 2025, these rules will bar such advertising on TV and online during set periods. Input is requested on refreshed guidance for applying the rules, following responses to...

In this issue: Key developments UK immigration control: how it works Sponsored work Challenging immigration decisions and enforcement Preventing illegal working International Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q&A Key developments Future developments—Immigration calendar Please note that our Immigration calendar outlines key forthcoming developments relevant to business immigration advisers. UK immigration control: how it works Replacement BRP service closed on 26 September 2024 and no more BRPs issued from 31 October On 26 September 2024, the Home Office updated a range of guidance documents and materials to confirm the withdrawal of the replacement Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) service on that day, as part of the ongoing transition to a fully digital immigration status from 1 January 2025. In a related, linked development, the Home Office emailed stakeholders the same day to state that no new BRPs will be issued at all from 31 October 2024...

Background The Immigration (Biometric Information etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/382 took effect on 27 March 2025 and introduce a series of changes to the Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008 (Biometric Regs 2008), SI 2008/3048, to support different elements of the shift to eVisas. They also revise other linked legislation, including the Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) Regulations 2006 (Provision of Physical Data Regs 2006), SI 2006/1743. The Biometric Regs 2008 prescribe the rules for obtaining ‘Biometric Immigration Documents’ (BIDs), covering biometric enrolment, as well as post-application obligations for maintaining these documents, such as notifying the Home Office when certain personal particulars change. Historically, the principal form of BID was the Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), a physical identity card confirming a person’s immigration status. Since 2018, the Home Office has been moving to fully digital eVisas, first implemented on routes including the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). Issuing BRPs ended on 31 October 2024, and the majority of BRPs expired on 31 December 2024...

This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews the process and requirements for lodging applications for settled and pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (the Scheme). It addresses: the need to make and submit a ‘valid’ application detailed procedural steps for seeking immigration permission via the Scheme (for European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and non-EEA citizens, from inside and outside the UK) the Home Office’s ‘EU Exit: ID Document Check’ app the evidential standards and proofs (covering proof of identity and nationality, residence, and extra documents required for family members) formal authority for a legal representative to liaise with the Home Office in relation to the application the ongoing obligation to keep the Home Office updated regarding specified details following the grant of leave The Practice Note also outlines the application route for family permit applications made from outside the UK. For the purposes of this Practice Note, EEA citizens are those who are nationals of the remaining...

This Practice Note is no longer updated This guidance concerns the position that applied before simplified Immigration Rules and procedures were brought in, culminating at the end of the Brexit transition period. It sets out and illustrates the various immigration stamps and vignettes (stickers) placed in non-EEA nationals' passports, and highlights frequent issues associated with them. It also provides practical examples to help with identification and understanding of these endorsements. Since the completion of the rollout of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Short Stay Permits (SSPs) across all categories of entry clearance and leave to remain (see Practice Note: Biometric Immigration Documents), the only passport endorsements given to non-EEA nationals by UK immigration authorities that actually confer leave to enter or remain are the leave to enter stamps an Immigration Officer may issue at a port of entry. No other passport endorsement confers leave in its own right. By contrast, rectangular landing stamps applied on arrival merely record entry during the validity of a person's existing leave. A...