**https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits**

What a BRP is ф biometric residence permit (BRP) can be used to confirm your:

• identity
• right to study, rent property or work in the UK
• right to any public services or benefits you’re entitled to

You’ll usually get a BRP if you:

• apply to come to the UK for longer than 6 months
• extend your visa to longer than 6 months
• apply to settle in the UK
• transfer your visa to a new passport
• apply for certain Home Office travel documents

You do not have to apply separately for a BRP.

Getting your BRP if you applied from outside the UK

If you applied for your immigration status (for example, your visa) from outside the UK, you’ll need to collect your BRP once you’re in the UK.

You must usually do this before the vignette sticker in your travel document expires or within 10 days of arriving in the UK, whichever is later.

Check your decision letter. It will tell you to collect your BRP from either:

• a named Post Office branch - find by postcode **https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder**