UK Immigration: ID Check 4+
Home Office
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- Free
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Description
The UK Immigration: ID Check app lets you confirm your identity online as part of a visa application.
If you use this app, you will not have to attend an appointment to confirm your identity.
Who can use the app
• EU, European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss citizens
• British national (overseas) visa (BNO) applicants who have a BNO or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passport
• Graduate visa applicants who have a UK biometric residence permit (BRP)
Before you start
You must follow the steps in the online application form before using the app.
You will need to be in a well-lit area, so you can take a good quality photograph of yourself.
You will need either:
• a biometric residence permit (BRP) - if you’re applying for a graduate visa and are not from the EU, European Economic Area (EEA) or a Swiss citizen, you must use your BRP
• a passport that has a chip (also called a ‘biometric passport’)
You need to use:
• an iPhone 7 or newer
• iOS 15 or later
How it works
1. Take a photo of your identity document.
2. Access the chip in your identity document using your phone.
3. Scan your face using the camera on your phone.
4. Take a photo of yourself for your digital status.
What happens next
The app only helps confirm your identity. You must still complete the rest of your application. We will tell you how to do this when you finish using the app.
Privacy and security
The app is safe and secure. Your personal information will not be stored in the app or on the phone when you finish using it.
For information on staying safe online please visit the UK Cyber Aware website.
Accessibility
Our Accessibility Statement can be found at:
https://confirm-your-identity.homeoffice.gov.uk/register/app-accessibility
What’s New
Version 2.0.193
Performance improvements
Ratings and Reviews
App caused my Visa app to DELETE!! Does NOT work with ANY iPhone!!!!
Started with my 13pro, didn’t work. Then based on call center help, tried on an old phone (8) running required OS. After 2 hrs trying to get this to work, NOT able to scan the chip on my BRP card (NFT cannot be enabled for any other service than Apple Pay- so this is DOOMEd to failure!!!). I read online that it will not work with ANY iPhone!!!!!
It took front and back photos fine, eventually after multiple failures, I said to skip the chip scanning part, it scanned my face successfully and then took a photo to submit. That completed fine. Then I went online to complete my application, and it said since I could not be verified, it DELETED the entire visa application that the PAID lawyer built and submitted for me. When I log into my account now, it says NO RECENT APPLICATIONS! Now I have to pay the lawyer again to look into this and put a new app together. UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Just confusing and frustrating
I am trying to extend my skilled worker visa and the application direct me here asking me to use this app to confirm my identity and yet it doesn’t work, it doesn’t even seem to recognize my BRP at the very first step (taking image part). Then I found out from the app details that the “who can use this app” part didn’t mention anything abt visa other than that bno or graduate visa. So what then? Did the app details not updated? Or the gov website not suppose to direct me here? Can I use it or not? Why would the application direct me here if I can’t use it? It’s just so confusing and I don’t know whether it’s a bug or Sth or I have to book that visa center visit and start that whole application the other way.
Used iPhone XR to scan BRP card
Used iPhone XR to scan BRP card (older version with the chip visible) - done it from the first attempt, scanning via NFC, pics of BRP and selfie. My advice: read full guidance on Gov Uk site about how to use this app - there it says to lay the top part of the phone on top of the BRP aligning the top edges basically ( no hovering above or anything like that). So take the case of the phone - lay it flat on top of the BRP (back BRP side where chip is visible) and let it do its thing - dont touch nothing until it will say that scan done ok.
It is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️from my experience.
App Privacy
The developer, Home Office, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Home Office
- Size
- 185.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2023 Crown Copyright
- Price
- Free