Content of a biometric immigration document15

1

A biometric immigration document may contain some or all of the following information on the face of the document —

a

the title of the document;

b

the document number;

c

the name of the holder;

d

the holder’s date of birth;

e

the holder’s place of birth;

f

the holder’s nationality;

g

the sex of the holder;

h

the period of leave to remain which the person is granted;

i

the class of leave to remain which the person is granted;

j

any conditions to which the limited leave to remain is subject or remarks relating to those conditions;

k

the place and date of issue of the document;

l

the period for which the document is valid;

m

the holder’s facial image;

n

the signature of the holder;

o

a machine readable code;

p

a hologram;

q

an emblem of the United Kingdom and the words “United Kingdom”;

r

the symbol of the International Civil Aviation Organization denoting a machine readable travel document which contains a contactless microchip; and

s

any additional security features.

2

A biometric immigration document may contain some or all of the following within a radio frequency electronic microchip embedded in the document —

a

any of the information specified in paragraph (1)(a) to (m);

b

information relating to a record of any two of the holder’s fingerprints; and

c

any additional security features.