Report a change of circumstances if you have a visa or BRP

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1. You're in the UK and have a BRP

You must report any changes in your circumstances if you’re in the UK and have either:

  • got a biometric residence permit (BRP)
  • applied for a BRP but have not had a decision yet

How you do this depends on what you’re reporting.

Report a change of address only

You can change your address without having to apply for a new BRP.

You can either:

Report a change to your name or personal details

You must apply for a new BRP straight away if any of these things change:

  • name, for example if you’ve got married
  • nationality
  • facial appearance
  • date of birth, for example if it was wrong
  • gender

Apply for a replacement BRP online. You’ll need to pay a fee.

You must apply for a new BRP within 3 months. You can be fined up to £1,000 or have your stay shortened if you do not.

Report all other changes

You must report any other changes to the details you gave in your BRP application, including if:

  • you get a criminal conviction
  • you separate from your partner
  • any of your children stop living permanently with you

Fill in the change of circumstances form and send it to the address on the form.

2. You're in the UK and have a visa

You must report any changes if you’re in the UK and have either:

  • got a visa
  • applied for a visa but haven’t had a decision yet

How you do this depends on what you’re reporting.

Changes to your name or personal details

You must transfer your visa to a biometric residence permit (BRP) if your overall stay in the UK is longer than 6 months and any of these details on your visa document change:

  • name
  • nationality
  • facial appearance
  • date of birth
  • gender

You’ll need to pay a fee.

You do not need to report these changes or transfer your visa if your stay in the UK is less than 6 months.

Fill in a change of circumstances form if you’ve applied for a visa but haven’t had a decision.

Report all other changes

Fill in the change of circumstances form to report any other changes of circumstances including:

  • your contact details
  • your legal representative’s details
  • dependent family members’ details
  • if you separate from your partner
  • if you get a criminal conviction
  • if any of your children stop living with you

Report a change of address only

You can update your address or your legal representative’s address online.

3. You're outside the UK

How you report a change of circumstances depends on how you applied and the status of your application.

If you have a UK Visas and Immigration account

You will have a UK Visas and Immigration account if you used the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ smartphone app to scan your identity document on your phone.

You’re still waiting for a decision about your application

You can change your email address or phone number by updating your account details. You cannot update your identity document, name or address if you’re still waiting for a decision.

You have a decision about your application

You can update your account details.

If you applied through a visa application centre

Contact the visa application centre where you applied if you’re outside the UK and there’s a change to your:

  • reason for going to the UK
  • address
  • personal details, for example your name, because you got married

You may need to make another visa application at your local visa application centre.