Id cards for non eu nationals

[darren-b]

Some more information was published today.

From 25 November 2008 we will begin to issue identity cards to foreign nationals applying for further leave to remain in the United Kingdom under certain categories. The first cards will be issued to migrants applying as:

• a student; or
• the husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried partner of someone holding permanent residence in the United Kingdom.

So everyone coming in on a fiancee visa is going to have the additional hassle of having their biometrics captured when they apply for FLR.

[andypaul]

Some more information was published today.




So everyone coming in on a fiancee visa is going to have the additional hassle of having their biometrics captured when they apply for FLR.

Most i guess within the last 6 months or so will have had to give there bio metric details hen they applied.

All makes sense now why it suddenly appeared.

Then they can use the excuse that so many thousands of people use it. Would be to expensive to cancel the project etc.

[joebloggs]

Some more information was published today.

So everyone coming in on a fiancee visa is going to have the additional hassle of having their biometrics captured when they apply for FLR.

i thought they are already taking bio metric details when you apply for a visa at the embassy, so no need to take them again

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/biometricvisa

[andypaul]

i thought they are already taking bio metric details when you apply for a visa at the embassy, so no need to take them again

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/biometricvisa

Maybe they say they taking them as a polite way to say they are checking them befoe granting FLR etc.

That straight away surely puts up the costs and means it cant be all done by post?

[darren-b]

Maybe they say they taking them as a polite way to say they are checking them befoe granting FLR etc.

That straight away surely puts up the costs and means it cant be all done by post?

Going by the pilot I think that's the idea - they check your identity again before they issue you with the visa/identity card. And yes even if you apply by post at some point you'll have to go in to have your biometrics captured again.

[andypaul]

Going by the pilot I think that's the idea - they check your identity again before they issue you with the visa/identity card. And yes even if you apply by post at some point you'll have to go in to have your biometrics captured again.

So going by that people should budget just a little more for flr if going by the difference in ILR via post and walk in. Then you would need ID and Passport surely if you travel or need for proof of ID as most Phill passports untill very recently (i think they just changed colour to maroon my wife mentioned when her sister got a passport recently.) were not capable of storing any data. Or would they expect you to update your Phill passport as well?

[joebloggs]

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sit...changeflrsflrm

We will not require biometrics for the main applicant or dependants for postal applications posted on or after 26 July. However, the requirement will continue for applications made at the Croydon public enquiry office until we start issuing identity cards to successful applicants from 25 November 2008.

why would they need to take biometrics again, it doesn't make sense .

anyway end of oct i'm applying for naturalisation for the misses, after her medicine exam, as her phils passport expires end of oct and might as well get her a brit on instead.

[andypaul]

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sit...changeflrsflrm

We will not require biometrics for the main applicant or dependants for postal applications posted on or after 26 July. However, the requirement will continue for applications made at the Croydon public enquiry office until we start issuing identity cards to successful applicants from 25 November 2008.

why would they need to take biometrics again, it doesn't make sense .

anyway end of oct i'm applying for naturalisation for the misses, after her medicine exam, as her phils passport expires end of oct and might as well get her a brit on instead.

umm British goverment with data, what do they normally do with it?

Lose it or destroy it by accident