eVisas

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are developing a digital immigration system. This means they are replacing physical documents with an online record of your immigration status. This is known as an eVisa.

If you use a physical or legacy paper document to prove your immigration rights, go to www.gov.uk/evisa to find out what you need to do next, and when you can do it. You must make this change by 31 December 2024.

Updating your physical document to an eVisa does not affect your immigration status or the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. 

Please ensure you keep your physical documents, even after they expire. You may need to provide information at a later date, so you must have these.

The documents being replaced are:

  • Biometric residence permits (BRP)
  • Biometric residence cards (BRC)
  • Passport endorsements, such as indefinite leave to enter wet ink stamps
  • Vignette stickers in passports, such as entry clearance or visa vignettes

An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status and the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. You will need to create a UKVI account to access your eVisa. Creating a UKVI account is free and straightforward.

If you require guidance to be translated into another language, please contact us at LRIT@Lancashire.gov.uk

Self-service guidance

To assist you with registering for your E-Visa, we have created some user guides in different languages.

If you receive any error messages please contact the resolution centre on 0300 790 6268 and select option 3.

Get help registering

If you are unable to register for the eVisa because you do not have access to a smart phone, you can request help from the We Are Group. Follow the link to speak to somebody who can make you an appointment in one of Lancashire's Libraries.

We are also running eVisa clinics throughout Lancashire where you can speak to a member of Lancashire Refugee Integration Team to get assistance with registering.

Dates of these clinics can be found below.

Date District Location Time
30/09/2024 Chorley Chorley Evangelical Free Church, Chorley, PR7 2AA 10:00 – 12:30
02/10/2024 Fylde The Community Centre, 92 St Alban's Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1UZ 14:00 – 16:00
04/10/2024 Blackpool Citadel, FY1 4EL 14:00 – 16:00
07/10/2024 West Lancashire Northway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6LU 12:00 – 15:00
07/11/2024 East Lancashire East Lancashire Learning Information Exchange, Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, BB10 1JD 09:30 – 14:30
11/11/2024 Central Lancashire Learning Information Exchange, Stoneygate Nursey, Lennox Street, Preston, PR1 3XU 10:00 – 14:00
22/11/2024 East Lancashire East Lancashire Learning Information Exchange, Burnley Campus, Barden Lane, BB10 1JD 09:30 – 14:30