TIER2 new visa police registration - help needed

[mammadj]

Hi all,

Apologies if this question has already been asked. I would really appreciate, if you helped me.

I am a non-EU citizen, working currently in the UK with Tier2 visa.

I came to UK in 2011 with TIER4 visa and continuously registered with the police during my bachelors (2011-2014).
I started immediately my masters in 2014 and registered with police for my new TIER4 visa and after any changes (2014-2015)
After my masters, I started to do an internship in the UK with TIER5 visa. During my one year stay in the UK, I registered with Police (2016 Jan -2017 Jan ). So until 2017 Jan, I have always followed the rules and never had any issue.

In 2017 Jan, I applied TIER2 visa, which was sponsored by my current company, where I was already doing internship. I applied TIER2 visa in my home country and I arrived in the UK in Feb 2017. This is the only time that I did a mistake and did not register with the police. I did not change my UK address when I arrived with new TIER2 visa, so the address was the same.

It is now July 2017 and yesterday I changed my address and only then I remembered that I did a huge mistake and forgot register my TIER2 visa with the police at all.

So my situation is:
1) Arrived in the UK with new TIER2 visa in Feb 2017, but did not report this to police until now (July 2017).
2) I changed my address yesterday
3) I lost Home Office letter which shows my police registration requirement (you get this, when you are granted a new visa). And this letter is asked by the police and I do not have it anymore...Is there any way that I can get this letter or complete registration without this ?

Can you please advise me what will likely happen when I go to Police office to register? I am very concerned about this, because some people say they will give you a warning (probably some money charge too upto £5K) and make a note that you did a mistake, and when you apply new visa (e.g. changing job) you will have a higher chances to get rejected.

Please advise.

[mmicky5050]

omg, I am new to this Tier 2. The last time I visited UK in 2005 as student no registration was required. When did this police registration start? Sounds like a gulag. Unbelievable breach of human rights.

[sah10406]

When did this police registration start? Sounds like a gulag. Unbelievable breach of human rights.

It started in the mid-19th century for all non-UK nationals living in the UK. Nowadays it only affects "relevant foreign nationals" from specific countries who come to live, work or study in the UK for 6 months or more. See

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... the-police

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... gistration

[VirtualWaver]

Hi there,

Don't know if this helps but one of my friends also had the same a while ago, he went to police which is on Borrough high street and they completed all the police form and no warning was issues - they only advised him to be accurate next time and report everything on time. I recommend you go there and report your new visa because if you don't then your visa might be refused next time as this is a requirement.

When I was extending my visa using priority service the first thing they asked was my police certificate and they did check it.