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Reusing Your Biometrics on Your Immigration Application

Written by Paragon Law | Oct 19, 2022 12:52:01 PM

Can I reuse my biometrics?

Yes, individuals with a valid Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) or Biometric Residence Card (BRC) can reuse their biometrics as part of a current immigration application if they are applying for one of the following:

  1. Leave under the Graduate Route visa.

  2. Leave under the Skilled Worker Visa and Student Routes.

  3. Leave under Private Life and Settlement Family Life.

  4. A replacement of either a BRP or BRC.


Individuals who are applying to one of the above visa routes (including indefinite leave to remain) must also meet the following eligibility criteria in order to reuse their biometrics:

  • You have already provided the UKVI with your biometrics as part of a previous UK immigration application and they still have them on record (or you cannot enrol your fingerprints).

  • You have a valid BRP.

  • You are over the age of 5 years old.

  • If you are over 16 years old then the photograph of you which is stored on the Immigration and Asylum Biometric System is not over 10 years old. If you are aged under 16 years old then the photograph on the system must be less than 5 years old.

  • You are using the UK Immigration: ID Check app.

 

 

When will you be required to re-submit biometric information?

Even if you are eligible to reuse your biometric information, you may still be required to re-submit your biometric information (a facial image and fingerprints) if immigration officials cannot verify your identity. Whilst this can be annoying this is just a protocol which needs to be followed to ensure that the new biometric information you supply is the same as what was previously on record.