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To create a UKVI account

a phone number and email; a valid passport with the visa application number or BRP number, or the expired BRP; a smartphone app to confirm identity statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You’ll also need one of the following, if you have them: a valid passport and your visa application number ... a valid passport and your BRP number ... your expired BRP
key
uk/gov/evisa/account-needs
value
a phone number and email; a valid passport with the visa application number or BRP number, or the expired BRP; a smartphone app to confirm identity statement
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/evisa
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
UK immigration status holders (any visa, settlement, EUSS).
hash
sha256:208e830a7fb316148a65c45f593b2851bf644c67d45f0acfbf6c97eec6ab0276
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/evisa/account-needs?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/evisa/account-needs

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/evisa/account-needs",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/brp/account-needs",
    "uk/gov/biometric-residence-permit/account-needs",
    "uk/gov/e-visa/account-needs",
    "uk/gov/ukvi-account/account-needs"
  ],
  "label": "To create a UKVI account",
  "value": "a phone number and email; a valid passport with the visa application number or BRP number, or the expired BRP; a smartphone app to confirm identity",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/evisa",
  "quote": "You’ll also need one of the following, if you have them: a valid passport and your visa application number ... a valid passport and your BRP number ... your expired BRP",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "UK immigration status holders (any visa, settlement, EUSS).",
  "hash": "sha256:208e830a7fb316148a65c45f593b2851bf644c67d45f0acfbf6c97eec6ab0276",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..iAM7r--3CmUqYnSz0W5pwJBgC_tZ82sX-wlvBqNO6Gvj-COB-gH3cNREGis_TSqD78N2X1i80cemBYP_JWNgCg",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/evisa/account-needs",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/evisa"
  }
}