Biometric not received

[arvindwadhwa02]

Hi All,

I have urgent query

we applied for wife's ILR through super priority service and gave biometrics on 14th Oct 2021. we received email on the same day that application is successful. They also mention that we will receive biometrics within 5 working days. we haven't received anything yet and we have travel plans in first week of November. we will be flying to India in first week of November and then I will come back and then I will go again to pick my family in December.

I have following questions:

• can my wife fly with old biometric? if yes, can she come back with new biometric? I am thinking that when I will go again then I will take her new biometric.

• Does TNT drops biometric through letterbox or do they take signature?

• What if we don't receive biometric and she has to come back in December? how can she come back?

Many Thanks in advance
Arvind

[arvindwadhwa02]

Just to add - Old biometric expires on 30 April 2022.

[zimba]

Just to add - Old biometric expires on 30 April 2022.

There are long delays in BRP deliveries. Your wife's old BRP is technically now invalid for entry but she may use it to get on the plane to the UK and explain that she has ILR at the UK border to the officer. There will be no issue.

[arvindwadhwa02]

Just to add - Old biometric expires on 30 April 2022.

There are long delays in BRP deliveries. Your wife's old BRP is technically now invalid for entry but she may use it to get on the plane to the UK and explain that she has ILR at the UK border to the officer. There will be no issue.

I hope they will not penalise us for not keeping her latest bio metric? we are worried as we will be travelling with infant and doesn't want hassle at the airport.

[zimba]

You should not plan any travels unless you have your most recent BRP. If you chose to plan your travels anyway, you may face delays at the border as they may need to perform extra checks

[kiran05]

Me & my wife applied for visa in August, we both got the decison mail on 15th September. However, My wife received her BRP on 22nd September & I didnot (Bit strange since I am a dependent partner & we applied using a same application). I was suppose to goto india on 24th October and after following up a lot with home office, I was told not to travel as I will not be able to prove my residential status on arrival without the new BRP number( they can probably lookup using my passport number? but I cannot question the technicalities of it).
I looked into multiple options of how I can travel,
First thing, TNT doesn't drop the BRP in postbox, you need to be there to show the ID & sign for the parcel.
You can apply for a lost BRP from outside the country, in which case they will provide one time entry visa but to do this you need to have your old BRP number which we will only get to know after receiving the BRP.
Long story short, I did not travel & still waiting for my BRP

[kiran05]

This thread might help you, One person had travelled without BRP earlier & he was detained for an hour at the airport. His BRP was with DVLA itseems. So technically he had a BRP but we dont.
uk-tier-2-employer-sponsored-visas/brp- ... l#p2038638

[ponkie]

Same problem. Only that I have no intention to travel but still need my brp for moving jobs. Approved letter on 15 October but still no brp card. What else can I do besides send an enquiry on their site