Report a change of circumstances if you have a visa or BRP
1. You're in the UK and have a BRP
You must report any changes if you’re in the UK and have either:
- got a biometric residence permit (BRP)
- applied for a BRP but haven’t 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.
Which form you fill in depends on whether you:
- have a valid BRP
- have applied but haven’t had a decision letter
Report all other changes
You must report all other changes to your circumstances. How you do
this depends on what’s changed.
Changes to your name or personal details
You must apply for a new BRP straight away if any of these things change:
- name, eg if you’ve got married
- nationality
- facial appearance
- date of birth, eg if it was wrong
- gender
How you report the change and apply for a new BRP depends on whether
you have:
- permission to stay in the UK temporarily (‘leave to remain’)
- permission to settle in the UK (‘indefinite leave to remain’)
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 don’t.
Other changes that must be reported
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
How you do this depends on what you’re reporting.
Report a change of address only
Use the form to update your address or your legal representative’s
address. You should use this form no matter what type of visa you
have.
Report all other changes
You must report any changes to your:
- personal details, eg name or contact details
- legal representative’s details
- dependant family members’ details
- circumstances, eg you get a criminal conviction or you separate from your partner
If you have a points-based visas
Fill in the change of circumstances form if both of these apply:
- you have a work or study visa
- you applied under the points-based system (Tiers 1, 2, 4 or 5)
Send it to the address on the form.
You must also tell your sponsor (if you have one) of any changes.
If you have a non points-based visas
Call the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) contact centre to find out
how to report changes to any non points-based visa.
This includes visas like:
- UK Ancestry
- Representative of an Overseas Business
- Posted workers
- Domestic Workers in a Private Household
- Aircrew
- Offshore worker
- Locally engaged staff at foreign embassies
- Retired persons of independent means
- Business person
- Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
- Innovator – not Tier 1 (Innovator)
- Investor – not Tier 1 (Investor)
UKVI contact centre
Telephone: 0300 123 2241
Textphone: 0800 389 8289
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4:45pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
3. You're outside the UK
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, eg your name, because you got married
You may need to make another visa application at your local visa application centre.