Collecting your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card upon arrival in the UK

Once you get a vignette and you’re coming to the UK for more than 6 months, then your actual visa, in the form of a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), will need to be collected on arrival in the UK. You must do this before the vignette sticker expires or within 10 days of arriving in the UK, whichever is later. Your BRP will be your visa document and evidence of your UK immigration permission.

As part of the visa application you will need to confirm where you will collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) after you arrive in the UK.

The decision letter you will receive with the outcome of your visa application will normally confirm the collection point; if not, please check your original application form for the location.

When you get your BRP, check the details are correct. If your name is long it may appear ‘cut off’. This is not a mistake - it is because there is limited space on the BRP card. However, if there’s a spelling mistake, you must report it. You need to report any errors in your BRP within 10 days of collecting it.