<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The current position is that UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) will completely replace physical immigration documents with a fully operative online system on 1 June 2025, unless the deadline is pushed back again.</p>
The introduction of eVisas will mean that biometric residence permits (BRPs), biometric residence cards (BRCs), passport endorsements (indefinite leave to enter wet ink stamps), and vignette stickers in passports (entry clearance or visa vignettes) will be replaced by an online record reflecting an individual’s immigration status and the conditions of their permission to be in the UK.

Although all BRPs and BRCs expired on 31 December 2024, they can still be used to travel if individuals have valid permission to stay in the UK, but this is only (now) until 1 June 2025. We anticipate that once this grace period has ended, those without eVisas will encounter difficulties proving their immigration status and may well be refused entry to the UK and may well even be denied boarding by transport carriers.