Require certain persons who are subject to immigration control to apply for
a biometric immigration document when they make an application for leave to remain in the UK.
Where an applicant is successful, they will be issued
a biometric immigration document that will be in the form of a vignette.
BIOMETRIC IMMIGRATION DOCUMENTS: SS 5 - 15 UKBA 2007 requires those subject to immigration control to apply for
biometric immigration documents containing information about external characteristics including fingerprints and iris features.
Not exact matches
•
biometric information may be retained and used for
immigration and nationality functions, control of borders, criminal offences, and protection of national security; • the scheme will not require an individual to carry the
document at all times; and •
immigration rules may require a person applying for the
document to provide non-
biometric information to be recorded or retained.