# The Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008, Regulation 15: Content of a biometric immigration document


(1) A biometric immigration document may contain some or all of the following information on the face of the document —
(a) the title of the document;
(b) the document number;
(c) the name of the holder;
(d) the holder’s date of birth;
(e) the holder’s place of birth;
(f) the holder’s nationality;
(g) the sex of the holder;
(h) the period of leave to remain which the person is granted;
(i) the class of leave to remain which the person is granted;
(j) any conditions to which the limited leave to remain is subject or remarks relating to those conditions;
(k) the place and date of issue of the document;
(l) the period for which the document is valid;
(m) the holder’s facial image;
(n) the signature of the holder;
(o) a machine readable code;
(p) a hologram;
(q) an emblem of the United Kingdom and the words “United Kingdom”;
(r) the symbol of the International Civil Aviation Organization denoting a machine readable travel document which contains a contactless microchip; and
(s) any additional security features.
(2) A biometric immigration document may contain some or all of the following within a radio frequency electronic microchip embedded in the document —
(a) any of the information specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (m);
(b) information relating to a record of any two of the holder’s fingerprints; and
(c) any additional security features.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110818382/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-immigration-biometric-registration-regulations-2008/regulation-15
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