Foreign National Registration
As a condition to visit or to stay in the United Kingdom, some foreign nationals are required to register with the police in the area they are living, within seven days of arrival.
COVID-19
If you have recently arrived in the UK and are required to quarantine, you must not break your quarantine to register with the Police.
Currently appointments can only be booked for up to 3-4 weeks time.
If Clifton or Bath are not showing as a location, check back later as more appointments are added each week.
The delay in booking an appointment does not affect your visa conditions.
If you do not register when required to do so, you could be fined £5,000 and jailed for six months. Late registration can also affect future visa applications.
Do I need to register?
Your UK Entry Clearance Visa, Biometric Residence Permit or British Embassy decision letter will tell you if you need to register or not.
You will need to register with us if you are 16 years old or older and are from one of these countries:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- China
- Columbia
- Cuba
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Macao
- Moldova
- Morroco
- North Korea
- Oman
- Palestine
- Peru
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- UAE
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
Registering for the first time
You need to complete the following 2 steps:
Step 1: Register online
Go to the online registration and appointment site to register.
You cannot save your application and come back to it later, so make sure you have all the information you need before you begin.
You will need:
- your personal details, including contact details and UK address and postcode
- a family member’s details (if applicable)
- your passport and Visa/travel details
- your study or employment details
- the ability to upload a passport style photograph
When you have completed the registration, you will need to make an appointment to register with us in person.
Step 2: Register in person
You can register as a foreign national at one of the following locations by appointment only:
- Bath Foreign National Registration Unit, One Stop Shop, Bath
- Clifton Foreign National Registration Unit, Clifton, Bristol
- Taunton Police Station, The Deane House, Taunton
- Yeovil Police Station, Horsey Lane, Yeovil
At peak times, appointments may be booked up very quickly.
We are currently experiencing high demand at our Clifton office. To avoid delay, appointments can also be made at our Bath office.
You must bring your:
- Passport
- Biometric residence permit (if you have one)
- UK Visas and Immigration decision letter or Home Office Atlas email confirming your application for a visa has been successful
- £34 registration fee in cash
If you register online and make an appointment within seven days of arriving in the UK, the condition to register with us has been met. This applies even if your appointment is longer than seven days in the future.
Updating or changing an existing application
Inform us of a change of address
To inform us of a change of address, go to the online registration and appointment site to make an appointment with us.
You must bring your:
- Police Registration Certificate
- Passport
- Biometric Resident Permit (BRP)
- UK Visas and Immigration decision letter
Inform us about a change of college, university, job or marital status
To inform us of a change of status, go to the online registration and appointment site to make an appointment with us.
You must bring your:
- Police Registration Certificate
- Passport
- Biometric Resident Permit (BRP)
- UK Visas and Immigration decision letter
- Marriage Certificate if appropriate
Inform us of a move to Avon and Somerset from another police area
If you have already registered with another police force and have now moved to the Avon and Somerset area, you must update your Police Registration Certificate with this information.
To inform us about a move to Avon and Somerset from another police area, go to the online registration and appointment site to make an appointment with us.
You must bring your:
- Police Registration Certificate
- Passport
- Biometric Resident Permit (BRP)
- UK Visas and Immigration decision letter
Request a replacement registration certificate
If you have previously registered with us and have either lost, damaged or had your registration certificate stolen, you must make an appointment to get a replacement.
You will be asked to explain how the loss, theft or damage occurred during your appointment and will be charged for a new certificate.
To request a replacement registration certificate, go to the online registration and appointment site to make an appointment with us.
You must bring your:
- Passport
- Biometric Residence Permit (BRP)
- UK Visas and Immigration decision letter
- £34 registration fee (debit or credit card only)