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How do I report a lost/stolen/damaged Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)?
How do I report a lost/stolen/damaged Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)?
Lost/stolen/damaged BRPs need to be reported to the Home Office within one month. This is to avoid the civil penalty of £1000.
Occasionally, lost or stolen BRPs are handed back to Bournemouth University, and therefore we advise that you do not report your BRP lost or stolen to the Home office too soon; reported BRPs are cancelled by the Home Office within a day, and these BRPs cannot be reactivated.
If your BRP was stolen, also report this to the Police and make sure you get a crime reference number.
Lost/stolen/damaged BRPs must immediately be reported to the BU Immigration Compliance and Advice Team at immigration@bournemouth.ac.uk
You can no longer ask for replacement BRP.
Physical documents like BRPs are being replaced with an eVisa. An eVisa is an online record of your immigration status.
You can set up access to your eVisa on the GOV.UK website.
Please read the BU eVisa information page for more information.