Can anyone confirm is a child of 8 has to attend a Biometric appointment for ILR?
Mar 31st 2015, 4:58 pm
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Can anyone confirm is a child of 8 has to attend a Biometric appointment for ILR?
I meant - Initial Entry Clearance:
I ask because on the .Gov FAQ, one of the questions ask "why has my child under 18 been required to attend a biometric appointment" and the answer states "you may have entered the wrong year of birth"/
So from that I inferred that my step-daughter, who is 9, wouldn't need one.
But now, I have found on another part of the uk gov site that a rule for Under 5's not requiring an appointment has now been removed - which tells me that having an appointments was always required for an 8 year old - but only photo - not fingerprints.
So somewhat confused.
I ask because on the .Gov FAQ, one of the questions ask "why has my child under 18 been required to attend a biometric appointment" and the answer states "you may have entered the wrong year of birth"/
So from that I inferred that my step-daughter, who is 9, wouldn't need one.
But now, I have found on another part of the uk gov site that a rule for Under 5's not requiring an appointment has now been removed - which tells me that having an appointments was always required for an 8 year old - but only photo - not fingerprints.
So somewhat confused.
Last edited by Pipmeister; Mar 31st 2015 at 5:06 pm.
Apr 1st 2015, 10:43 pm
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Re: Can anyone confirm is a child of 8 has to attend a Biometric appointment for ILR?
It appears that children do now need to enrol their biometrics, i.e. fingerprints, if they're aged six or over and applying from within the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residen.../personal-data
https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residen.../personal-data
Apr 1st 2015, 11:25 pm
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Re: Can anyone confirm is a child of 8 has to attend a Biometric appointment for ILR?
I meant - Initial Entry Clearance:
I ask because on the .Gov FAQ, one of the questions ask "why has my child under 18 been required to attend a biometric appointment" and the answer states "you may have entered the wrong year of birth"/
So from that I inferred that my step-daughter, who is 9, wouldn't need one.
But now, I have found on another part of the uk gov site that a rule for Under 5's not requiring an appointment has now been removed - which tells me that having an appointments was always required for an 8 year old - but only photo - not fingerprints.
So somewhat confused.
I ask because on the .Gov FAQ, one of the questions ask "why has my child under 18 been required to attend a biometric appointment" and the answer states "you may have entered the wrong year of birth"/
So from that I inferred that my step-daughter, who is 9, wouldn't need one.
But now, I have found on another part of the uk gov site that a rule for Under 5's not requiring an appointment has now been removed - which tells me that having an appointments was always required for an 8 year old - but only photo - not fingerprints.
So somewhat confused.
Apr 2nd 2015, 3:26 pm
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Re: Can anyone confirm is a child of 8 has to attend a Biometric appointment for ILR?
Hi Mike, no, as she is my step-daughter, she is my wife's daughter and so a US citizen.
Oh well, she will enjoy having her fingerprints taken - I'll just tell her its for Agents of Shield.
Oh well, she will enjoy having her fingerprints taken - I'll just tell her its for Agents of Shield.
Apr 2nd 2015, 3:27 pm
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Re: Can anyone confirm is a child of 8 has to attend a Biometric appointment for ILR?
It appears that children do now need to enrol their biometrics, i.e. fingerprints, if they're aged six or over and applying from within the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residen.../personal-data
https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residen.../personal-data
