BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR UK INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
Ever wondered what a Biometric residence permit (BRP) is and why it is important to international students and prospective study abroad students at large?
Then you should be aware that a biometric residence permit (BRP) is an identity card showing that you have the right to study or work in the UK. With a BRP, you are qualified for public services and every benefit that International students in the UK are entitled to.
The following are expected to collect their biometric residence permit (BRP) after 10 days of arriving in the UK.
- International students with a short-stay visa, who plan to extend their visa for longer than 6 months.
- International students who need to transfer their visa into a new passport.
- Graduates who find employment and apply to get a Tier 2 work visa.
- Prospective study abroad students that apply for a Tier 4 (general) visa after getting admission to study a bachelor, masters or PhD degree in a university in the UK.
Without a biometric residence permit (BRP), you are at risk of being sent back to your country or being refused re-entry into the UK.
BENEFITS OF THE A BRP CARD.
- A BRP card helps to prove your identity safely and quickly where and whenever this is required.
- With the BRP card, you can provide proof of your right to live in the UK.
- Quickly enable employers to identify a non-EEA national’s identity, employment status and right to work in the UK.
- BRP cards are easier to carry around and avoid having to produce other less convenient documents such as passports.
BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE PERMIT AND CORONA VIRUS
People tend to have challenges getting their biometric residence permit (BRP) within the stipulated period of 10 days especially since they are required to pick it up at the post office or the university. However, due to the Corona Virus (Covid 19) pandemic and the requirement to self-isolate, this 10-day deadline has been relaxed and made flexible. International students can pick up their BRP card anytime after the completion of their required self-Isolation.
Also, universities have stopped receiving BRP cards for students due to the pandemic and the lockdown requirements but depending on the university where you are granted admission, your BRP can be sent directly to your home address. This can be done once you have presented evidence of your entry to the UK to the Immigration and Compliance Team and you used the university’s BRP ACL code in your visa application.
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