Changes in your circumstances

It is your responsibility to keep the Home Office up to date with your personal details.

If you are in the UK under a Tier of the Points Based System (eg: Tier 4 Student or Tier 2 General), on a Student Visa or you are a dependant of such a person (eg: your visa says Tier 1 Dependant) then you must inform the Home Office of any changes to your circumstances. These changes can be made online.

If you were required to register with the police when you arrived in the UK, you will also need to update your Police Registration whenever you move house, change your course or get a new visa.

The way that you update the Home Office will depend on the type of visa that you have:

My visa is a sticker in my passport

If your visa is a sticker in your passport and there are changes to:

• Your personal details (eg change of name)
• Your criminal convictions (if any)
• Your contact details (eg change of address)
• Your representative's details (if you used a lawyer or agent for your application)
• Your dependants' details (not including the birth of a new baby in the UK)

You need to notify the UKVI using the Migrant Change of Circumstances form (MCC), for which there is no charge.

You can also use this form to notify the UKVI of any other changes that you think are relevant.

My visa is a Biometric Residence Permit

If your visa is a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) and you need to change:

• Your name
• Your date of birth (eg due to an error on your BRP)
• Your nationality
• Your gender
• Your appearance

You must apply for a new BRP (RC). The fee for a new BRP is £56. You can also use this form to notify the UKVI of any other changes that you think are relevant.

If there are changes to:

• Your contact details (eg address)
• Your criminal convictions (if any)
• Your contact details (eg change of address)
• Your representative's details (if you used a lawyer or agent for your application)
• Your dependants' details (not including the birth of a new baby in the UK)

You need to notify the UKVI using the Migrant Change of Circumstances form (MCC), for which there is no charge. You can also use this form to notify the UKVI of any other changes that you think are relevant.

To update your address only, you can use this online form.

I have a Tier 4 General or a Student visa

If you have a Tier 4 General or a Student visa and you are thinking about:

• Changing course
• Changing the length of your course
• Changing University
• Withdrawing from Aston

Please come to speak with an International Student Adviser to discuss the visa implications of these changes.

Don't forget that these requirements apply to your family as well as to you as a student at Aston. If you experience any other changes in your circumstances, or you are expecting to add a spouse or a new child to your family, please come and speak with an International Student Adviser.