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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
eVisa clinics
If you require further support, we are holding a range of sessions at venues local to you to help guide you through this process.
Please see details of our clinics below.
Hyndburn
16 July 2024 10:00am – 2:00pm
Venue provider: Salvation Army
Address: Crossroads, Empress Street, Accrington BB5 1SG
South Ribble
17 July 2024 11:00am – 2:00pm
Venue provider: British Red Cross
Address: Leyland Baptist Church , 247 Leyland Lane, Leyland , PR25 1XL
Rossendale
18 July 2024 10:00am – 11:30am
Venue provider: PEP Enterprise CIC
Address: Haslingden Community Link; Bury Road; Haslingden BB4 5PG
Chorley
22 July 2024 11:00am – 2:00pm
Venue provider: British Red Cross
Address: Chorley Evangelical Free Church, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2AA
Burnley
23 July 2024 10:00am – 12:00pm
Venue provider: New Neighbours together
Address: St John's Church Hall , Burnley , BB101TB
Preston
25 July 2024 11:00am – 2:00pm
Venue provider: British Red Cross
Address: St Cuthbert Church Centre (Douglas Hall), Lytham Road, PR2 3AR
Blackpool
26 July 2024 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue provider: Salvation Army
Address: Citadel, FY1 4EL
Lancaster
29 July 2024 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Venue provider: Global Link
Address: YMCA, 29 Queen Street, Lancaster LA1 1RX
West Lancashire
05 August 2024 12:00 – 3:00pm
Venue provider: Ecumenical Centre
Address: Northway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6LU
Pendle
Date and time TBD
Venue provider: Pendle New Neighbours
Address: Pendle Business Centre (Suite 203), Nelson BB9 9BT