Resource Type: Family and Personal Migration

Updated to clarify that civilian employees of the UK Ministry of Defence and the UK Armed Forces are out of scope for the International Civilian Employee route.

Updated ‘Returning your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)’ and ‘Travelling to and from the UK after being granted British citizenship’ sections.

The process for what to do with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) has been changed from returning the document to the Home Office to the applicant destroying it.

Updated guide B1: registration as a British citizen – a guide for British Overseas Territories citizens to provide information on how to destroy a biometric residence permit. Also updated the […]

Updated the section on travelling to and from the UK after registering to include information for British citizens who may also hold rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement.

The April 2026 Stakeholder newsletter from UKVI’s External Relations Team can be downloaded below. It provides information under the following headings:

Updated the fees in line with the fee uprating on 8 April 2026.

The guidance has been updated to reflect that eligibility for the BN(O) route has been expanded to BN(O)s’ adult children who were born on or after 1 July 1979, the […]