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by n8net » Mon May 27, 2024 6:37 pm
Hi all,
I hear in Youtube videos that BRP holders must create a UKVI account. my wife has a BRP that ends at the end of this year (ILR), she might not qualify for naturalisation as she got some abscence.
should I look to extend it or should I create this account and is there a deadline?
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by alterhase58 » Mon May 27, 2024 6:43 pm
All BRPs expire end 24 and you must open an eVisa account.
Naturalisation questions should be asked in the British citizenship forum, separate from the new online system.
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by zimba » Mon May 27, 2024 6:43 pm
ILR is permanent status and has no expiry date. UKVI is simply moving away from BRPs to digital status for all.
The eVisa system is NOT open to all yet and it is estimated to be rolled out fully this summer. So there is no way to get an account yet unless invited. Wait until you get an invite or when the UKVI provides more details. BRPs remain valid until expiry as normal.
Information on eVisas as all BPRs will be phased out from 1st Jan 2025
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by n8net » Mon May 27, 2024 7:26 pm
thanks, but how will UKVI contact my wife.
it' has been 3 year and the address has changed and no recollection of the email I used to get ILR...
what happens if I do not get sent an invite link and hence I do not create a account?
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by zimba » Tue May 28, 2024 10:48 am
n8net wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 7:26 pm
thanks, but how will UKVI contact my wife.
it' has been 3 year and the address has changed and no recollection of the email I used to get ILR...
what happens if I do not get sent an invite link and hence I do not create a account?
Currently, it is invite only for people who are being granted ILR, via Email.
I repeat that the system is still NOT open to all migrants.
Later on, it will be open to all so any migrant will be able to create an account. Wait until this happens by the summer as I explained.
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by n8net » Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:58 pm
no contact her, should I continue to wait, asking because wife's BRP expires in Dec 2024 and currently she is abroad?
also how long someone on ILR stay outside of the UK in one stretch please?
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by AmazonianX » Tue Aug 20, 2024 1:58 am
n8net wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:58 pm
no contact her, should I continue to wait, asking because wife's BRP expires in Dec 2024 and currently she is abroad?
also how long someone on ILR stay outside of the UK in one stretch please?
Don't exceed 2years outside the UK or else the ILR automatically lapses.
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by n8net » Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:09 pm
2 years continuously or cumulatively?
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by zimba » Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:47 pm
Continuously
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by AmazonianX » Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:48 pm
n8net wrote: ↑Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:09 pm
2 years continuously or cumulatively?
Continously. For how long have you been away?
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by n8net » Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:30 pm
she's been away for 6 months this year and she was away 3 months last year too.
I guess when she returns she will have to wait a long time to apply for BC.
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by n8net » Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:37 pm
zimba wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 10:48 am
n8net wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 7:26 pm
thanks, but how will UKVI contact my wife.
it' has been 3 year and the address has changed and no recollection of the email I used to get ILR...
what happens if I do not get sent an invite link and hence I do not create a account?
Currently, it is invite only for people who are being granted ILR, via Email.
I repeat that the system is still NOT open to all migrants.
Later on, it will be open to all so any migrant will be able to create an account. Wait until this happens by the summer as I explained.
has this happened? my wife's BRP expires in Dec, is there anything I should do now pls?
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by vinny » Mon Sep 16, 2024 2:03 am
n8net wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:30 pm
she's been away for 6 months this year and she was away 3 months last year too.
I guess when she returns she will have to wait a long time to apply for BC.
Important to return
before her BRP expires.
n8net wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 7:26 pm
it' has been 3 year and the address has changed and no recollection of the email I used to get ILR...
Update your contact details.
Report a change of circumstances if you have a visa or BRP
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by lolo2 » Mon Sep 16, 2024 3:28 pm
n8net wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:37 pm
has this happened? my wife's BRP expires in Dec, is there anything I should do now pls?
A UKVI account can now be created to view an eVisa.
If you have a biometric residence permit (BRP) that expires on 31 December 2024, you can now create a UKVI account and access your eVisa. You should do this before the expiry date of your BRP. You should continue to carry your BRP with you when you travel internationally until it expires.
See:
eVisa - Guidance
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by n8net » Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:49 pm
vinny wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2024 2:03 am
n8net wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 9:30 pm
she's been away for 6 months this year and she was away 3 months last year too.
I guess when she returns she will have to wait a long time to apply for BC.
Important to return
before her BRP expires.
n8net wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 7:26 pm
it' has been 3 year and the address has changed and no recollection of the email I used to get ILR...
ok, thanks, I will create an account for her.
out of curiosity, why does she have to return before BRP expires pls? if I have the eVisa she can show that on arrival at the Airport?
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by vinny » Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:05 am
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by n8net » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:19 pm
thanks Vinny,
love you one word reply with link
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I was oblivious to this issue - will ask her to return back to UK before Dec