英国2016年9月又悄悄更新签证政策

英国留学签证政策更新一般都会事先有风声先放出来，而且在过渡期会有些特殊的政策支持。这次，出其不意的放大招了，细节如下：

信息来源网站连接：https://www.gov.uk/register-with-the-police

UKVI此次为什么会如此操作呢？美嘉高老师认为：到达英国7天内去警察局注册是天经地义的事情，是规定。如果不这样，是犯规，所以没必要告知。高老师在十几年前刚入行的时候就被前辈（也就是目前公司的总裁）告知：一定要叮嘱学生7天内去警察局。所以，十几年来，我们在给学生的行前手册、pre-departure培训中、学生入境后，都反复强调去警察局注册的事情。甚至学生从A宿舍搬家到B宿舍，按照规定都需要去警察局去做变更的。由此可见警察局注册的重要性。

下面，英国留学导师以文字标注的形式解读下警察局注册对签证的影响。

UK visas and registering with the police 

You may need to register with the police if you come to the UK for longer than 6 months, extend your current leave or switch to a different visa.

You’ll be told if you need to register with the police on one of the following documents:

·your entry visa vignette (sticker in your passport), if you’re travelling to the UK

·the Home Office letter that approved your application for leave

Who needs to register with the police

（谁需要去警察局注册）

You may be told to register with the police if all the following apply:

you’re 16 or older （年满16周岁及以上）

·your visa or immigration application is for longer than 6 months （所持签证或申请签证长度超过6个月）

·your visa or immigration application is not exempt from the police registration requirement （非免除警察局注册之列的签证申请）

·you’ve been told to register on your entry visa vignette or Home Office letter that approved your application for leave

（签证页明确要求去警察局注册，例如："Police Registration within 7 days of arrival” OR "Register at once with the police"）

·you’re from one of the countries in the following list（来着以下）

You must register with the police if you’re from:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

You don’t need to register if you have dual nationality with one of these countries and a country that’s not on the list.

You may also need to register if:

·you’re stateless

·you hold a non-national travel document

Exemptions（谁不需要去警察局注册）

You don’t need to register with the police if you have permission to live permanently in the UK, or are a family member of an EEA citizen. 已被允许永居英国，或是欧洲经济区公民的家属。

You’re also exempt if you’re visiting the UK on a temporary visa: 

持有短期英国留学签证的如下人员

·as a seasonal agricultural worker （季节性农民工）

·as a private servant in a diplomatic household （外交官私人仆役）

·as a minister of religion, a missionary or a member of a religious order (宗教成员、牧师、传教士)

·because you’re the partner (spouse, fiancé(e), civil or unmarried partner) of a person settled in the UK (英国定居者的配偶、未婚妻/夫、非婚配偶)

·as a person with access rights to a child resident in the UK （有权探访定居在英国的孩子的人）

·as the parent of a child at school （child签证持有者的父母）

·after you’ve been given asylum （得到英国政府庇护的人）

How to register（如何注册）

You must register within 7 days of arriving in the UK or, if your leave has been extended, within 7 days of getting your biometric residence permit.

If you don’t register:

·any future immigration applications will consider that you didn’t register

·your current leave can be shortened

If you’re in London（如果你在伦敦）

You must register at the Overseas Visitors Records Office if you live in an area of London covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Overseas Visitors Records Office (OVRO)

323 Borough High Street

London 

SE1 1JL

Contact your local police station if you live in the City of London.

伦敦 Overseas Visitors Records Office

地址：Overseas Visitors Records Office (OVRO), 323 Borough High St, London SE1 1JL

时间：周一至周三、周五09:00-16:00（周四以及节假日关闭）

官网：http://content.met.police.uk/Site/overseasvisitorsrecordsoffice

Tel：020 7230 1208

If you’re outside London（如果你在伦敦以外）

Contact your local police station to find out where to go if you’re:

·elsewhere in England, Wales or Northern Ireland

·in Scotland

给大家抛砖引玉提供几个，没涵盖到的学生，请大家查询如下网址：

https://www.police.uk/contact/force-websites/ 

爱丁堡 Overseas Visitor Registration Offices (OVRO) in Scotland

地址：Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 1RB

时间：周一至周五09:00-12:00

电话：0131 3113171/3977

官网：http://www.scotland.police.uk/contact-us/overseas-visitor-registration-registering-with-the-police

曼彻斯特 International Visitors Registration Office

地址：Greenheys Police Station, Charles Halle Road , Moss Side Manchester M15 6NP

时间：周一至周五07:45-15:30（中午12:00-12:45休息，节假日关闭）

Tel：0161 856 3317 / 3320

官网：http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/nhoodv3.nsf/section.html?readform&s=8161C5D8E6EA178980257E1A0032C595

Fees（注册费用-34镑）

Registering with the police costs ?34. You can pay at the police station.

Documents you must provide（材料清单）

You’ll need to take:

·2 recent passport size colour photographs （2张近期护照大小照片，其实就是2寸的，当时办理签证用的那种就妥妥的）

·your passport with your entry visa vignette （贴有签证页的护照）

·your BRP, if you have one（BRP卡，如果已经取卡）

·the Home Office letter that approved your application for leave（Home Office允许你在英国逗留的letter）

You may need to provide additional documents depending on your status and the police force you’re registering with. You may also have to fill in an application form before you register. Contact the police to find out.

The police station will record:（警察局会记录哪些信息）

·your full name

·your gender

·your marital status

·your date and country of birth

·your nationality

·your address in the UK

·the address of the last place you lived outside the UK

·the date and place you arrived in the UK, and how

·your passport details

·what you can and can’t do with your visa, including how long you can stay

·if you’re a student or working

Change of circumstances

If you registered with the police you must tell them if any of the information you’ve given them changes. C