BRP (Biometric Residence Permit)-- Now in Possession

I finally got my residence permit and ID after 8 working days of waiting and constantly peeking the window.
Received a notification that there was an attempted delivery on the 4th working day (Say what??? I didn't even go out or fell asleep in the normal times of delivery hours! )

Anyway, the specialist delivery company appointed by UKVI gave me instructions for re-delivery so I just complied and gave directions where out flat is. All's well that ends well.

Next stop, National Insurance (NI) application

It has been my experience that courier companies often won't deliver to private houses during normal working hours as they assume that the addressee will be at work. So they don't bother trying to deliver the package, they simply mark it "delivery attempted at .... on..." and may leave a card with details of who to contact.

That's been my experience of late, although I have had parcels delivered between 5 and 9pm.

The lady who handed me my BRP said that she got confused on our house number and didn't know which way to go, called me and told me to 'hurry up!'?? If they haven't located our address, how on earth they managed to put the 'attempted notice' in our mailbox then?

This clarifies that they don't actually deliver it without getting the recipient's contact info.

Hi! My husband's in the UK and have an indefinite leave to enter uk visa.. he's been working in a restaurant for 2 years and suddenly the employer's demanding him to get a BRP.. does he really need to get a BRP? thank You

Hi. I know very little about the BRP as my wife has been exempt. However it seems commonplace now. My understanding is that it isnt too difficult to aquire and relatively inexpensive. You yourself will also need one. Quite a few here have been through the BRP process.


The rules do change from time to time, so sometimes, if somebody has been in the UK for a while, they end up having to play catchup with some rule changes. I am not sure if this is one of them.

First I have heard of this so my question is does my wife on a spouse visa need one ?

Its a new requirement. It is a requirement of new and ongoing visas. My wife didn't require one when she came to the UK in 2012 but needed one last April for her FLR.

Some many requirements thanks

The reason why my wife has not needed one is 2 fold.

1] Her Spouse Visa application predates the BRP requirement.

2] On this rare instance the IOM has not followed the UK stance / approach. They dont issue them here.

It's not a requirement as such. It is the visa now. They issue a BRP instead of stamping the passport. That's all.

The first I know about BRPs was when we applied for FLR, and they gave us that the guy just said it was the visa as this is the new way of doing it.

Thanks that's saves me a lot of work this old gorilla does not like work

Your missus will get one the next time she applies for a visa , involves a trip to a specified Post Office where they do biometric scans and its also collected from the same place

Post office visit not required if he avails of the more expensive premium service of course

The BRP is a handy thing to have, states that you have the right to remain in the UK and that you have the right to work.

BRPs will be given to those that presently do not have one at their next visa extension. For those applying by post the UKVI will send you a reference number once the visa is granted which you can then take to a PO that participates in the BRP program.

This is something I wonder about with our next application. Wondering if my wife will have to go to the Post Office to enrol as we will probably go postal this time. Bearing in mind she already has a BRP and enrolled her biometrics last time, will she need to do it again?

It looks like they will send her a letter if she needs to do it, once we have submitted the application. I'm curious to know, though.

That's exactly what happens when you apply by post, they send you a reference number, I read about it in the FLR notes and the PO website, you obviously cannot just turn up at the PO and ask for a BRP, the UKVI has to give permission of course after rubber stamping your visa application.

I believe your husband is not a British National, if he has the ILR then he should have paper work stating that he can work in the UK, he must have a National Insurance number which in itself is permission to work. I am assuming regarding his employment that everything is above board that is

A National Insurance number is sadly not proof of a right to work Timmers