Lancashire County Council
eVisas
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are developing a digital immigration system. This means they are replacing physical documents with an online record of your immigration status. This is known as an eVisa.
An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. You will need to create a UKVI account to access your eVisa. Creating a UKVI account is free and straightforward.
Updating your physical document to an eVisa does not affect your immigration status or the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK.
The documents being replaced are:
Biometric residence permits (BRP)
Biometric residence cards (BRC)
Passport endorsements, such as indefinite leave to enter wet ink stamps
Vignette stickers in passports, such as entry clearance or visa vignettes
If you use a physical or legacy paper document to prove your immigration rights, go to www.gov.uk/evisa to find out what you need to do next, and when you can do it. You must make this change by 31 December 2024.
The Home Office are asking all applicants to keep their physical documents even after they expire in case they require any information from them at a later date.
If you require guidance to be translated into another language, please contact us at RIT@Lancashire.gov.uk