Why does my BRP end on 31 December 2024? I should have been given leave beyond this date.

If you have been granted permission to enter or remain in the UK beyond 31 December 2024, you may be wondering why your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) has an expiry date of 31 December 2024.

Initially, this was because from 1 January 2025 the Home Office had planned to introduce BRPs which incorporated next-generation encryption technology, to meet EU requirements. Therefore, BRPs were issued with a maximum validity date of 31 December 2024.

Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the EU requirements on BRPs were lifted. However, the Home Office decided that they would still continue to issue BRPs with a maximum validity date of 31 December 2024, as part of their efforts to digitalise immigration status information.

The Home Office has now confirmed that from 1 January 2025 you will no longer need a BRP, and instead you will be able to prove your immigration status online.  

What do I need to do?

Presently, you do not have to do anything. The Home Office has confirmed that in early 2024 they will provide details about how to prove your immigration status online beyond 31 December 2024. You do not need to do anything at this time, and you should also remember that unless your actual permission to remain in the UK expires on 31 December 2024, it is only the card that will expire, not your permission.

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