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- Enrolling your biometrics for your Student Visa
- Using the UKVI IDV App
- If you can't use the App
- Definitions
Enrolling your biometrics for your Student Visa
As part of your new or extended Student Visa application, you must provide your fingerprints, photo, and digital signature. This is called enrolling your biometrics.
📱 Using the UKVI IDV App
You can submit your biometrics through the UKVI IDV app if you have:
- an iPhone 7 or newer, or
- an Android phone with NFC
🏢 If you can’t use the App
You’ll need to book and attend a biometric enrolment appointment at a UKVCAS Service Point after submitting your online Student Visa application. If you didn’t upload your documents when submitting your application online, you will need to bring them to your appointment.
Bring these items to your appointment:
- Your appointment confirmation (with QR code)
- Your passport
- Any supporting documents you didn’t upload online
- At the appointment, you’ll confirm your identity and enrol your biometrics in a self‑service booth.
⚠️ Your visa application will not be processed until you have completed your biometric enrolment.
📘 Definitions
- UKVI IDV app – UK Visas and Immigration Identity Verification app
- UKVCAS Service Point – UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services location