UK eVisas

What is a UK eVisa?

The UK is moving to a digital immigration system. Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs), Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs), and vignettes (visa stickers in your passport) are being replaced by eVisas. An eVisa is a digital record of your immigration status and the rules of your stay in the UK. To access your eVisa you need to create a UKVI account online, if you have not done so already.

You can find out more information about eVisas and how to create a UKVI account on the UK Government website.

What is an eVisa?

An eVisa is a digital record of identity and immigration status. It replaces physical identity documents like BRPs. Watch this video from the Home Office to learn more about what an eVisa is.

How can I access my Visa?

You need a UKVI account to access your eVisa. Watch this step-by-step video from the Home Office to learn how to create an account and how to connect it to your eVisa.

How do I prove my immigration status?

A Share Code is a code you can make online to show your eVisa to others. You can create one by using the UK Government’s View and Prove service. Watch this video from the Home Office to learn how.

How can I use my UK eVisa to book a Trinity SELT exam?

To book a Trinity SELT exam with an eVisa, you must give us a Share Code on our booking website.

To get a Share Code:

  1. Go to the UK Government’s online View and Prove service.
  2. Sign in with your UKVI account.
  3. When asked why you need the code, select ‘To prove my immigration status for anything else’.

You need a UKVI account to use this service. For help creating an account, please visit GOV.UK.

For full details about all IDs we accept for SELT exams, please see Trinity’s Candidate Identification & Security Policy for Trinity SELTs.

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Help and Accessibility

You can get help to create a UKVI account to access your eVisa if you:

  • are not confident using a computer or mobile device
  • do not have internet access
  • do not have access to a device like a computer, laptop or smart phone

This help can be given by phone, face-to-face at a community centre, or at your home.

We Are Group

We Are Group provides the assisted digital support service. They will check if you can get help and guide you through your online application.

We Are Group contact details:

Charities and voluntary organisations across the UK can also give free help to people who need support with creating a (UKVI) account and accessing their eVisa.

If you are a vulnerable person, you may be able to get extra help.

How to get your eVisa share code

1

Go to the UK Government's View and Prove online service. 

Click Sign In to sign in to your UKVI account.

2

Select the identity document you used when you created your UKVI account by clicking one of the circle buttons.

Click Continue. 

3

Enter your identity document number, then click Continue.

4

Enter your date of birth, then click Continue. 

5

Choose how you want to get a security cose (text message or e-mail), then click Continue.

6

Check your phone or e-mail. You will have been sent a 6-digit code. You need to use this code within 10 minutes. 

Enter the 6-digit security code into the box on the screen, then click Continue. 

7

You can now see your immigration status.

Click Get a share code.

8

You can now generate your share code. 

When asked why you need a share code, select 'To prove my immigration status for anything else'.

You will now be able to view your share code and its expiry date. 

UK eVisa Frequently Asked Questions

An eVisa is a digital record of your immigration status and the rules of your stay in the UK. To access your eVisa you need to create a UKVI account online, if you have not done so already.

Find out more about eVisas and how to create a UKVI account on the UK Government website.

Once you have a UKVI account, you can use the UK Government’s online View and Prove service.

You will need:

  • The identity document details you use to sign in to your UKVI account (for example your passport or Biometric Residence Permit)

  • Your date of birth

  • The mobile number or e-mail address linked to your account

Steps:

  1. Go to www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status

  2. Sign in to your UKVI account

  3. Click ‘Get a share code’

  4. Choose ‘To prove my immigration status for anything else’

  5. Click the ‘Create a share code’ button

  6. Your Share Code and its expiry date will appear

  7. Book your SELT test with Trinity and enter the Share Code when asked: https://seltbooking.trinitycollege.co.uk/ 

Share Codes are valid for 90 days.

When creating your Share Code to book a SELT test, please choose ‘To prove my immigration status for anything else’.

Please check you entered the Share Code and expiry date exactly. The expiry date is shown on screen when you generate your Share Code.

Please make sure you created a Share Code by selecting the option ‘To prove my immigration status for anything else’.

If problems continue, please contact our Customer Service team on 0333 358 3183.

If you are having problems seeing your UKVI account, please contact UK Visas and Immigration for help - GOV.UK.

If any of the details on your eVisa are wrong (for example, your date of birth), then please report an error with your eVisa - GOV.UK

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