eVisas

Physical visa documents such as BRP cards and vignettes are no longer issued to Student visa holders. Instead you can view your visa status online with an eVisa. An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status. It confirms the conditions of your permission to enter or stay in the UK. Your eVisa is accessed via your UKVI account.

How to get an eVisa

Register for a UKVI account to access your eVisa

You can register for a UKVI account on the Gov.uk website.

You will need:

• Access to a smartphone
• A mobile phone number
• An email address
• Your valid passport
• Your visa application number – this is the GWF or UAN reference from your visa application

It is important to provide a phone number and email address that you use regularly. You will need access to them each time you log in to your UKVI account. 

The Home Office has released a short video about creating a UKVI account

How to share your immigration status

You can share your immigration status by generating a share code using the view and prove service. Anyone you share this code with will get temporary access to see your immigration status. You can get a new share code whenever you need one. There is no single unique code to be able to prove your status. 

If the Immigration Compliance team requests a share code you should generate one selecting the third option “to prove my immigration status for anything else”.

The Home Office has a short video about travelling internationally with your eVisa

Report errors

If you notice an error with your evisa you must report it to the Home Office. Reports should be be made online on gov.uk.

You should report an error if: 

• Your eVisa details are wrong - for example it is showing the wrong date of birth or immigration status
• You can view your eVisa but you cannot use it to get a share code
• You cannot view your eVisa because of a technical error when you’re signed into your UKVI account
• The Home Office set up your UKVI account and you’ve never been able to sign in to it

Update your details in your UKVI account

You should keep your personal details and passport information up to date so that:

• The details are correct when you view your eVisa and get a share code to prove your immigration status
• You can travel with your current passport or travel document
• UKVI can contact you, for example if you’re waiting for a visa decision or to have your documents returned

What you need to update

You should update your UKVI account if you change your:

• Passport or travel document
• Name
• Mobile phone number
• Email address
• Home address
• Postal address

You cannot change your name or passport information if you are waiting for a visa application decision.

You can also:

• Correct your date of birth
• Add or change a nationality, for example if you have dual nationality
• Add another passport or travel document
• Change your photo, for example if you cannot be recognised from your current photo

Further information

• UK Council for International Student Affairs
• UKCISA - international student advice and guidance - eVisas
• eVisa Webchat