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eVisas: access and use your online immigration status

Contents
  1. What an eVisa is
  2. Set up a UKVI account to access your eVisa
  3. Get an eVisa if you have settlement in the UK
  4. View your eVisa and get a share code to prove your immigration status
  5. Travel with your eVisa
  6. Update your details in your UKVI account
  7. Report an error with your eVisa

View your eVisa and get a share code to prove your immigration status

Your eVisa shows your identity and immigration status. This includes what rights you have in the UK, for example to work, rent or claim benefits.

You can get a share code to prove your immigration status to employers, landlords or when you travel.

You’ll need to give them your date of birth. You will not need to show them your eVisa.

The person who uses your share code will see some of your personal details. When you get your share code you’ll be told what they’ll see.

A share code lasts for 90 days. You can:

  • use the share code as many times as you need before it expires
  • get a new share code whenever you need one

View your eVisa and get a share code

  • passport
  • national identity card
  • biometric residence card (BRC) - this can be valid or expired
  • expired biometric residence permit (BRP)
  • UKVI customer number

You’ll also need access to the mobile phone number or email address you use to sign in to your UKVI account.

View your eVisa and get a share code

Report an error with your eVisa

You should report an error with your eVisa if:

  • your eVisa is wrong - for example it’s showing the wrong date of birth or immigration status
  • you can view your eVisa but you cannot use it to get a share code

Update your details before you get a share code

You should update your UKVI account before you get a share code if:

  • you’ve changed your name or nationality
  • you need to change your photo because you cannot be recognised from the current one

If you cannot view your eVisa

Check that you have finished setting up your UKVI account to access your eVisa.

You can use different services to prove your right to work or prove your right to rent if you cannot access an eVisa.

You can also watch eVisa support videos.

Get help

You can get help to recover your UKVI account if you’re having problems signing in to view your eVisa.

Contact UKVI online if you need assistance.

You can also watch eVisa support videos.