BRP ILR card

[Henry83]

Hi guys, I applied BRP - ILR card renewal on 13th of April. It’s been 10 weeks but still no news. I need to travel abroad in August. Has anybody waiting for this too? I would appreciate if you could write how long your BRP renewal take. Thanks

[CR001]

It can take up to 6 months.

Brps are being phasedd out and if you get one, it will expire in December this year anyway.

https://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic ... 3&t=342183

[Henry83]

Thanks a lot for your reply. Yes, I’am aware of that. I have e-visa but I don’t think airline will accept for boarding . Hopefully it won’t take 6 months.

[chuey603]

If you've recently applied for a replacement BRP (ILR), can you please share how long it took? I have to travel mid September but only just applied for my replacement so I think I won't get it in time

As I hold a Canadian passport, I think I can still travel back into the UK though as we don't require visas (and I also have the eVisa associated with my passport). I'm just worried the airline will ask for visa or proof of return ticket when I board. When I traveled back in May, the border officer just told me to "go online and link my BRP" -- and let me in even though my BRP was expired. I don't like this lack of clarity

[lolo2]

I guess your Canadian passport helped you to board the flight back to the UK, and airline staff didn't care much about the expired BRP. A visa national travelling with an expired BRP might face a different and potentially unpleasant situation.

UKVI is recommending to still use the physical BRP card until the end of this year.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/online-immi ... s-an-evisa

I would like to think that the Home Office already started informing every airline or carrier operating in the UK about this, but they cannot control when these companies will inform/train their employees abroad.

[zimba]

If you've recently applied for a replacement BRP (ILR), can you please share how long it took? I have to travel mid September but only just applied for my replacement so I think I won't get it in time

As I hold a Canadian passport, I think I can still travel back into the UK though as we don't require visas (and I also have the eVisa associated with my passport). I'm just worried the airline will ask for visa or proof of return ticket when I board. When I traveled back in May, the border officer just told me to "go online and link my BRP" -- and let me in even though my BRP was expired. I don't like this lack of clarity

They won't. Non-visa nationals will face no issues boarding a flight to the UK

[Henry83]

Hi All, I have applied for BRP back in April. It is going to be 11 weeks this Friday and still no news. I have contacted the airline that I am planning to travel. I am sorry to say but they have no idea about e-visas and haven’t got any update from Home Office. I have been told that I need to valid BRP card.

[zimba]

Hi All, I have applied for BRP back in April. It is going to be 11 weeks this Friday and still no news. I have contacted the airline that I am planning to travel. I am sorry to say but they have no idea about e-visas and haven’t got any update from Home Office. I have been told that I need to valid BRP card.

This only applies if you are a visa national

[Henry83]

That’s right Zimba