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Renewing Biometric card

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:47 pm
by tastylentils
Hi there I'm getting very confused about how to do this?

My wife had a biometric residence card as family member of an eu citizen. After brexit she applied for first pre settled status and then settled status which she got but no new biometric card was issued and now her old one has expired.

We've been looking through the government website and it has led us to commercial arm of visa service asking for £138 to set up an appointment. I'm just wondering if that's correct option for her, as it seems more costly than I would have expected under the scheme.

Thanks for any help

Re: Renewing Biometric card

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:09 pm
by Zerubbabel
Hello

It's easy. Follow this link:

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... nt-service

Then click on the green button "Apply Now".

Once you submit the application, you'll have to book an appointment for biometrics. Depending on the extra services you pick-up, you'll have to pay.

Re: Renewing Biometric card

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:45 pm
by tastylentils
Oh applying is easy, but I'm hesitating paying the 138 pounds because I can't quite believe they're asking all EU citizens for that amount. Is that correct amount that eu citizens have to pay to renew a biometric card?

Re: Renewing Biometric card

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:49 pm
by kamoe
tastylentils wrote:
Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:45 pm
Oh applying is easy, but I'm hesitating paying the 138 pounds because I can't quite believe they're asking all EU citizens for that amount. Is that correct amount that eu citizens have to pay to renew a biometric card?
She's a non-EU citizen, isn't she? You mean you can't believe non-EU family members of EU citizens have to pay £138? You should see the fees for all the other immigration categories, and the health surcharge...

Re: Renewing Biometric card

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:35 pm
by tastylentils
Does that mean the standard fee for a renewal of biometric card for EU citizen is 138 pounds?

Re: Renewing Biometric card

Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:14 pm
by CR001
No, the fee is the ukcvas biomteric enrollment fee. Ukcvas is a third party contract agency and not UKVI.