{"id":17707,"date":"2024-08-26T04:56:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T04:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=17707"},"modified":"2024-08-26T04:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T04:56:11","slug":"uk-expands-evisas-to-new-biometric-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=17707","title":{"rendered":"UK expands eVisas to new biometric customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0031-1024x996.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0031-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0031-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0031-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0031-1536x1495.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0031.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad :&nbsp; The UK immigration system is going digital, meaning physical documents will be replaced with an online immigration status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs), vignette stickers in passports or \u2018wet ink stamps\u2019 are among some of the physical documents that will no longer be needed. If you are granted a visa to stay in the UK for longer than 6 months \u2013 for example to work or study \u2013 you will now need to create a UKVI online account to access your eVisa. The account acts as an online record of your immigration status. For those granted a visa to stay in the UK for less than 6 months, for example as a tourist, you do not need to create a UKVI account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Commissioner Jane Marriott CMB OBE said:<br>\u201cWe are constantly innovating to make it easier for Pakistanis to travel to the UK. This new use of technology will streamline a key part of the visa process, make it more secure and reduce the dependence on paper documents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process is free, secure, and straightforward. You can find out more, including how to create an account, on our website: gov.uk\/eVisa. You must not travel to the UK until you have received your passport and valid UK visa back from the Visa Application Centre (VAC). Updating a physical document to an eVisa does not affect your immigration status or the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon arrival in the UK you will still be required to collect a BRP. All BRP cards are valid until 31 December 2024, but the expiry of your BRP card does not affect your immigration status. You can use your BRP card to create your UKVI account and access your eVisa. You should continue to carry your BRP until it expires, and take your BRP and your passport when travelling overseas to prove your permission to return to the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad :&nbsp; The UK immigration system is going digital, meaning physical documents will be replaced with an online immigration status. 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