Check your eVisa is correct before you travel
How to check your eVisa details are correct before you travel in or out of the UK.
Before you travel, you should check your eVisa has all the correct details. If there鈥檚 an issue with your eVisa,听there are steps you can take to try to resolve it.听
Sign in to your听UKVI听补肠肠辞耻苍迟听to check that your eVisa is linked to your current passport or travel document.
You鈥檒l still need to carry your current passport or travel document with you.听听
You should also听get a share code to prove your immigration status听before you travel. Your carrier may ask to see it. A share code is valid for 90 days.
If your biometric residence card (BRC) issued through the EU Settlement Scheme or biometric residence permit (BRP) expires on or after 31 December 2024, you may be able to use it to travel to the UK before or on 1 June 2025, provided you still have permission to stay in the UK. You should carry it with you - your carrier may ask to see it.
You should also:
- set up access to your online immigration status (eVisa)听(online proof of your immigration status) if you have not done it already
- get a share code to prove your immigration status听- a share code is valid for 90 days
If you鈥檙e travelling to the UK on an electronic travel authorisation (ETA), see our ETA guidance. 听听
If you鈥檙e travelling out of the UK
If you鈥檙e outside the UK and have permission to travel to the UK, you鈥檒l need to check the information in your听UKVI听补肠肠辞耻苍迟 is correct before you travel.
You can do this by:
- checking your immigration status is displaying correctly by using the view and prove your immigration status service 鈥 if your status is not displayed or displaying incorrectly, report an error with your eVisa听
- using the update your UKVI account details service to check:
- the passport you will use for travel is linked to your account
- your personal details are correct
You should make sure the passenger information you provide to the carrier matches the details in your UKVI account, including the travel document you will use for travel.
If you have a Home Office issued travel document (HOTD)
You must carry your HOTD with you when travelling. It is not currently possible to add your HOTD to your UKVI account.
If you have dual nationality
If you have dual nationality and neither of those nationalities is British or Irish, you鈥檒l need to add the passport you鈥檒l use to travel to your account. If you have a passport for both nationalities, you can add both to your account.听听
For British or Irish citizens who hold dual nationality, or those with the right of abode, you鈥檒l need to show your carrier (for example airline, rail company, or other transport provider) either:听
- your British or Irish passport听
- another passport containing a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode
If you鈥檙e travelling to the UK and you have an eVisa
If you鈥檙e outside the UK and have permission to travel to the UK, you鈥檒l need to check the information in your UKVI account is correct before you travel.
You can do this by:
- using the view and prove your immigration status service to check your immigration status is displaying correctly and you have permission to travel to the UK 鈥 if your immigration status is not displayed or displaying incorrectly, report an error with your eVisa
- using the update your UKVI account details service to check:
- the passport you鈥檒l use for travel is linked to your account
- your personal details are correct
You should make sure the passenger information you provide to the carrier matches the details in your UKVI account, including the travel document you will use for travel.
It鈥檚 your responsibility to check the entry, exit and transit requirements of other countries, and you may be asked to show evidence of your UK immigration status to authorities there.听听
You should check what they will require, but they may consider accepting evidence such as:
- a share code from the view and prove service
- viewing a screen from your UKVI account听
- a physical document confirming UK status or permission
- a copy of a letter or email you received from the Home Office when your UK immigration status was granted
You will need a stable internet connection to get your share code. You can generate a share code up to 90 days in advance.
If you can, print a copy of your share code or other evidence before you travel.
If you cannot access your eVisa听
If you鈥檙e outside the UK and cannot access your eVisa, check that you鈥檝e completed the 3 steps required:
- create a听UKVI听补肠肠辞耻苍迟
- confirm your identity
- link your account to your eVisa
If you鈥檙e still unable to access your eVisa, you can get help to . If your immigration status is displaying incorrectly, you鈥檒l need to鈥report an error with your eVisa.
If you鈥檙e unable to recover your account but have a valid physical document that shows you have permission to travel, you can show that to the carrier.听
If you鈥檙e unable to recover your account and have no other evidence of your permission to travel, you should consider which lets you re-enter the UK once only.
Adding a different passport to your UKVI account
If you鈥檙e outside the UK and need to add a different passport to your UKVI account, how you do this depends on whether your personal details have changed.
Personal details include:
- name
- nationality
- date of birth
- sex
If none of your personal details have changed, you can add a new or different passport to your UKVI account using the update your UKVI account details service.听
If your personal details have changed, you won鈥檛 be able to use the update your UKVI account details service to add your new passport from outside the UK. This means you may experience delays or complications with your travel back to the UK if you use your new passport for travel.
You should consider which lets you re-enter the UK once only.听
Once you鈥檙e inside the UK, you鈥檒l be able to use the update your UKVI account details service to add your new passport to your UKVI account and update your personal details.听听
If you鈥檙e travelling to the UK and you don鈥檛 have an eVisa听
If you鈥檙e outside the UK, see if you can get access to your eVisa before you travel.
You will need:
- access to a smartphone听
- a mobile phone number听
- an email address鈥
- your BRP card or a valid passport with your BRP number or visa application number
If you cannot access your eVisa
You鈥檒l need to confirm you have permission to enter and stay in the UK by showing your carrier your valid passport.
If you have one, you must also show your carrier your valid, physical proof of your permission to enter and stay in the UK. For example:
- passport endorsements, such as indefinite leave to enter wet ink stamps
- vignette stickers in passports, such as entry clearance or visa vignettes
Otherwise, you may experience delays or complications with your travel back to the UK.
If you cannot access your eVisa and have no other evidence of your permission, you should consider which lets you re-enter the UK once only.听
Once you鈥檙e inside the UK, you鈥檒l be able to get access to your eVisa and view your immigration status.
Get help听
If your carrier is unable to check your permission to travel, they should contact the UK Border Force Carrier Support Hub.
You can鈥contact us听for questions about your eVisa,听UKVI听补肠肠辞耻苍迟 or sharing your immigration status.
Updates to this page
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Updated the 'Get help' section.
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Added information on the 3 steps to creating your eVisa.
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Updated the opening hours for the passenger support helpline.
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Updated as expired BRPs should be carried when travelling to the UK before or on 1 June 2025.
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Updated to let users known that carriers can call the 24/7 carrier hub for support and individuals can call a 24/7 phoneline for guidance.
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Updated with information about generating a share code before travelling using an eVisa.
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Updated information on entry, exit and transit requirements of other countries.
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