# The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 20: Amendment to regulation 18


In regulation 18 (requirement to notify Secretary of State)—
(a) the existing text is numbered as paragraph (1);
(b) in sub-paragraph (e) of the renumbered paragraph (1), for “consent or” substitute “consent and”;
(c) after the renumbered paragraph (1), insert—
“(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a facial image included in an eVisa is to be treated as becoming misleading information to which the duty to notify under paragraph (1) applies—
(a) in the case of a holder aged between 16 and 70, after a period of 10 years;
(b) in the case of a holder aged under 16, after a period of 5 years.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268058/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-biometric-information-etc-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-20
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