The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008

Content of a biometric immigration document U.K.

15.—(1) A biometric immigration document may contain some or all of the following information F1 ... —

(a) the title of the document;

(b) the document number;

(c) the name of the holder;

(d) the holder’s date of birth;

(e) the holder’s place of birth;

(f) the holder’s nationality;

(g) the sex of the holder;

[F2 (h) the period for which the holder has leave to enter or remain;]

[F3 (i) the class of leave to enter or remain which the holder has;]

(j) any conditions to which the limited leave to [F4 enter or] remain is subject or remarks relating to those conditions;

[F5 (ja) other information connected with the holder’s immigration status or nationality;]

(k) the place and date of issue of the document;

(l) the period for which the document is valid;

(m) the holder’s facial image;

(n) the signature of the holder;

(o) a machine readable code;

(p) a hologram;

(q) an emblem of the United Kingdom and the words “United Kingdom”;

(r) the symbol of the International Civil Aviation Organization denoting a machine readable travel document which contains a contactless microchip; and

(s) any additional security features;

[F6 (t) the holder’s national insurance number; and

(u) the holder’s chargeable status for NHS treatment.]

(2) A biometric immigration document may contain some or all of the following within a radio frequency electronic microchip embedded in the document —

(a) any of the information specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (m);

(b) information relating to a record of any two of the holder’s fingerprints; and

(c) any additional security features.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 15(1) omitted (1.7.2021) by virtue of The Immigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/772), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(7)(a)

F2 Reg. 15(1)(h) substituted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 13(a)

F3 Reg. 15(1)(i) substituted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 13(b)

F4 Words in reg. 15(1)(j) inserted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 13(c)

F5 Reg. 15(1)(ja) inserted (1.7.2021) by The Immigration (Collection, Use and Retention of Biometric Information and Related Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/772), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 3(7)(b)

F6 Reg. 15(1)(t)(u) inserted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 13(d)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 15 in force at 25.11.2008, see reg. 1