Regulation 8 Process by which an individual’s fingerprints and photograph may be obtained and recordedF1
United Kingdom
An authorised person who requires an individual to provide a record of the individual’s fingerprints or a photograph of the individual’s face under regulation 5 may do any one or more of the following—
require the individual to make an appointment before a specified date, which the individual must attend, to enable a record of the individual’s fingerprints or a photograph of the individual’s face to be taken by an authorised person or by a person acting on behalf of an authorised person;
specify the date, time and place for the appointment;
require the individual to attend premises before a specified date to enable a record of the individual’s fingerprints or a photograph of the individual’s face to be taken by an authorised person or by a person acting on behalf of an authorised person; F2...
specify any documents which the individual must bring to the appointment or premises, or action which the individual must take to confirm the individual’s identity F3; and
require the individual to provide a record of the individual’s fingerprints or a photograph of the individual’s face by electronic means.
An authorised person may require a record of fingerprints or photograph to be of a particular specification.
Where an authorised person requires an individual to submit to any requirement in accordance with paragraph (1), the individual must submit to it.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 8 substituted (17.3.2015) by The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/433), regs. 1(1), 9
- F2
Word in reg. 8(1) omitted (27.3.2025) by virtue of The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 16(a)
- F3
Word in reg. 8(1)(d) substituted (27.3.2025) by The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 16(b)
- F4
Reg. 8(1)(e) inserted (27.3.2025) by The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/382), regs. 1(2), 16(c)