Transition to E-Visas

The Home Office will stop issuing BRPs for international students who submit a Student Route Visa application from 1st November onwards. Student visa applicants who apply on or after this date will be issued with an E-Visa if their visa application is successful.

What to do

New students Transition to E-Visas

New international students for the September 2024 or January 2025 intakes who apply for their Student Route Visa before 1st November 2024 may be issued with a BRP. UON will require these students to provide their BRP at enrolment for checking purposes. New international students who have been issued with a BRP will be contacted directly by the Home Office by email after arriving in the UK to convert their BRP to an E-Visa using a free of cost online process. For more information on E-Visas you can visit the government website. Please ensure that you complete this process when contacted by the Home Office so that you can properly evidence your immigration status in the UK.

Current students Transition to E-Visas

A significant number of current international students at UON hold a BRP with an expiry date of 31st December 2024 even though their actual visa expiry date falls after this date(please check your UKVI grant letter for the actual date your visa expires).    Please note that the Home Office will contact you by email in the near future to convert your BRP to an E-Visa using a free of cost online process. For more information on E-Visas you can visit the government website. Please ensure that you complete this process when contacted by the Home Office so that you can continue to properly evidence your immigration status in the UK.