Renewing Biometric card

[tastylentils]

Hi there I'm getting very confused about how to do this?

My wife had a biometric residence card as family member of an eu citizen. After brexit she applied for first pre settled status and then settled status which she got but no new biometric card was issued and now her old one has expired.

We've been looking through the government website and it has led us to commercial arm of visa service asking for £138 to set up an appointment. I'm just wondering if that's correct option for her, as it seems more costly than I would have expected under the scheme.

Thanks for any help

[Zerubbabel]

Hello

It's easy. Follow this link:

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... nt-service

Then click on the green button "Apply Now".

Once you submit the application, you'll have to book an appointment for biometrics. Depending on the extra services you pick-up, you'll have to pay.

[tastylentils]

Oh applying is easy, but I'm hesitating paying the 138 pounds because I can't quite believe they're asking all EU citizens for that amount. Is that correct amount that eu citizens have to pay to renew a biometric card?

[kamoe]

Oh applying is easy, but I'm hesitating paying the 138 pounds because I can't quite believe they're asking all EU citizens for that amount. Is that correct amount that eu citizens have to pay to renew a biometric card?

She's a non-EU citizen, isn't she? You mean you can't believe non-EU family members of EU citizens have to pay £138? You should see the fees for all the other immigration categories, and the health surcharge...

[tastylentils]

Does that mean the standard fee for a renewal of biometric card for EU citizen is 138 pounds?

[CR001]

No, the fee is the ukcvas biomteric enrollment fee. Ukcvas is a third party contract agency and not UKVI.