Regulation 18 Requirement for the holder of a document to notify the Secretary of StateI1
United Kingdom
The holder of a biometric immigration document must notify the Secretary of State as soon as reasonably practicable if he —
knows or suspects that information provided in connection with the document was or has become false, misleading or incomplete;
knows or suspects that the document has been lost or stolen;
knows or suspects that the document (including any information recorded in it) has been altered or damaged (whether deliberately or not);
was given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with a provision of the immigration rules and knows or suspects that owing to a change of his circumstances he would no longer qualify for leave under that provision; or
knows or suspects that another person has acquired the biometric immigration document without his F2consent and the consent of the Secretary of State.
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—
in the case of a holder aged between 16 and 70, after a period of 10 years;
in the case of a holder aged under 16, after a period of 5 years.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 18 renumbered as reg. 18(1) (27.3.2025) by The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 20(a)
- F2
Words in reg. 18(1)(e) substituted (27.3.2025) by The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 20(b)
- F3
Reg. 18(2) inserted (27.3.2025) by The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 20(c)
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 18 in force at 25.11.2008, see reg. 1