Information required to submit a change of address
You’ll need the following information to submit a change of address:
- your full name
- your date of birth
- your nationality
- your old postcode
- your new address
- your passport, BRP or ARC number
- the name, date of birth and nationality of any dependants if you need to update their details
You will also need digital copies of the following:
- your identity document ( ie passport, BRP, ARC, EEA identity card, travel document, UK driving licence (photocard only) )
- recent documents showing your new address (ie utility bills, bank, credit card or mortgage statements, rental agreement, council tax bill or benefits statement)
- If you have applied for asylum in the UK and are being provided with accommodation by a UKVI housing partner, such as G$S, Serco or Clearel, a letter from them confirming this will be accepted as proof of address
- If you are being provided with accommodation by a registered charity / organisation as a result of child abuse or domestic violence, a letter from the organisation confirming this will be accepted as proof of address
- solicitor’s letter of authority on headed paper, if you’re updating your legal representative’s details