How to get a BRP card?

Biometric residence permit, or BRP for short, is an information card that is an identity symbol, similar to a domestic ID card. It contains your photo, name, birthday, fingerprints and other information. This card is your residence permit. When you stay in the UK for more than 6 months to study, work, travel, etc., you can enjoy a voucher for British public services, including applying for tourist visas from other countries, UK visa renewals, etc. Biometric information cards BRPs are issued by the British government. The policy came into effect on April 15, 2015.

Collection time: Within 10 days after arriving in the UK (this year’s situation is special and you need to quarantine for 14 days after arriving at school, so there may be relevant policy changes in the future; in addition, many schools now provide collection services. Students only need to go directly to the school to collect it)

Collection location: designated post office (the address is on the collection letter) or school

Required materials to receive BRP:

Passport (Affixed with a valid entry visa paper. The British Immigration Service UKVI has decided that as long as the visa is submitted before September 30, 2020, a visa page with a 90-day validity period will be posted, which will be effective until December 31, 2020. If it is For visas applied after October 1st, the Immigration Bureau will issue a 30-day visa page. If you want to replace it with 90 days, you need to add a replacement fee of 189 pounds)

BRP Card Collection Letter (BRP Decision). Letter, returned together with visa materials).