Your immigration status (eVisa)

Prove your status

If you need to prove your immigration status to someone, you can do this online with a share code.

What you can do in the UK

You can:

• live in the UK
• work in the UK
• study – subject to Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) conditions
• rent somewhere to live in the UK
• access public funds, if you are eligible for them
• use the National Health Service (NHS) in a similar way to permanent UK residents
• access a current account with a bank or building society in the UK
• travel in and out of the country if you can provide a valid passport or travel document – you may not be able to enter the UK without one

Continuous absence

If you remain outside the UK for a continuous period of more than 2 years, your permission will normally lapse if it has not yet expired and you will have to apply for a new visa.

Keep your details up to date

You must keep your personal details up to date in your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.

You can check and update the details in your UKVI account including your:

• phone number
• email address
• home address
• passport or other identity documents, including change of name or nationality

If there is an error on your eVisa

If any of the information is wrong, you can report an error with your eVisa.

Before you travel

You may be delayed or denied boarding by carriers if you have not added the passport or identity document you are travelling with to your account.

Use the update your UKVI account details service to add a passport or identity document to your account.

Nationality information

When you add a passport or identity document to your account, the nationality on the newly added document will be displayed on your eVisa.