# The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 19: Amendment to regulation 13A


In regulation 13A (issue of a biometric immigration document: entry clearance)—
(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) The Secretary of State may issue a biometric immigration document to a person who has applied in accordance with regulation 3A and has been granted entry clearance, which, by virtue of provision made under section 3A(3) of the Immigration Act 1971, has effect as leave to enter the United Kingdom.”;
(b) in paragraph (4), at the end insert “or if later, the date on which the entry clearance specified in an eVisa has effect”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268058/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-biometric-information-etc-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-19
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