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 when:
• applying for a visa
• updating your personal details on your UKVI account
• setting up access to your online immigration status (eVisa)
Before you start
You must follow the steps in the online application form, account update or eVisa 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 need to use:
• an iPhone 8 or newer
• iOS 16 or later
If you are applying for a visa
If you use this app when you apply for a visa, you will not have to attend an appointment to confirm your identity.
You can use this app if you are:
• an EU, European Economic Area (EEA) or Swiss citizen
• a British national (overseas) visa (BNO) applicant with a BNO or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passport
• a graduate visa applicant with a UK biometric residence permit (BRP)
You will need either:
• a passport that has a chip (also called a ‘biometric passport’)
• 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.
If you use a BRP, it must not have expired more than 18 months ago.
If you are setting up access to your eVisa
You will need either a biometric residence permit (BRP) or a passport.
If you use a BRP, it must not have expired more than 18 months ago.
If you are updating the personal details on your UKVI account
You will need a passport or other identity document with your new details. Your document must have a biometric chip.
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 3.8.285
Performance improvements
Ratings and Reviews
MJ
AMERICAN PASSPORT HOLDERS! I had a hard time scanning my passport and finding the correct positioning. I finally found it after opening my passport to the page above my passport ID with my photo, etc. on the page above, I held my phone a little over halfway up the page vertically, the page number being at the bottom left hand corner. Hope this helps. I had to hit ‘try again’ many times. Again, I did not scan the page with my photo in the passport but the page above with my signature.
Could be clearer
I managed to scan my BRP chip the third time I tried. Take your phone case off, place the TOP of the PHONE halfway down the brp, not the other way around (I messed this up once, as this is how my phone prefers contactless payments). I found it didn’t like to be touching the brp, so I laid the card on the ground and spaced the phone away with my pinky. Hold your breath so you won’t move a millimeter, then scan. Maybe the instructions have been updated, but when I followed them carefully it wasn’t too much of an issue.
Frustrating but finally got it to work!
I was ready to give up on the scan BRP/passport chip function after *many* failed attempts - & the awful reviews convincing me it just doesn’t work (on iPhones at least). But have *finally* managed to get it to scan by placing the phone directly on my BRP & keeping it steady (rather than moving it around as the app instructs). I lined it up with the top of the phone. Good luck to all of you struggling! Hopefully it will work eventually!
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, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Home Office
- Size
- 217.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2023 Crown Copyright
- Price
- Free