UK to issue E-Visas from 2025 instead of biometric cards

Highlights: E-visas to be issued instead of biometric cards in the UK by 2025

• The UK is to replace physical biometric cards with e-visas as a part of the digital border initiative. 
• Non-EU individuals residing in the UK are issued Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) as proof of immigration status. 
• All BRPs given to date are to expire on December 31, 2024, irrespective of the immigration status or validity. 
• BRPS will be discontinued entirely by 2025, as per the latest announcement. 

 

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UK Digital Border Initiative

As a part of the Digital Border Initiative, the UK is planning an entire shift of immigration status documents by replacing physical biometric cards with e-visas. By 2025, the UK will discontinue Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs) and digitalize all immigration status documents. 

Non-EU residents in the UK, including immigrants, students, workers and their dependents, use BRPs as proof of their immigration status. BRPs contain cryptographically verifiable chips that Border Force officers use to verify the authenticity of a person's identity. 

 

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BRPs to discontinue from January 2025

The Home Office is to discontinue BRPS entirely from January 01, 2025, and all BRPS issued to date are to expire on December 31, 2024. The UK's official government website states that immigrants will not require a BRP from January 01 as they can prove their immigration status online. 

The Permanent Residents of the UK with "Indefinite Leave to Remain or immigrants with an immigration status valid beyond December 31 will remain unaffected by the recent changes. 

 

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Steps to migrate to the US

You can follow the steps given below to apply for UK Immigration:

Step 1: Check your eligibility with the Y-Axis UK points calculator. 

Step 2: Gather the required set of documents. 

Step 3: Apply for the visa.

Step 4: Await the visa status.

Step 5: Migrate to the UK 

 

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