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Як подати заявку на Ukraine Permission Extension/UPE (грудень 2025)

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Main ideas / concepts

The video explains how to apply for a Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE), including:

  • What to do before starting the application (visa, address, passport checks).
  • How to complete the application when using a BRP (Biometric Residence Permit).
  • How the process differs if you apply using a foreign passport, which may require visa center biometrics and booking through TLScontact.

It also emphasizes avoiding common mistakes—especially:

  • Wrong deadlines
  • Outdated address details
  • Passport/account inconsistencies

And it advises being truthful on all eligibility and security questions.

Pre-application checklist (recommended “do two things” + other critical checks)

1) Check visa validity and submission timing

  • Confirm your visa validity period in your UKVI account.
  • Normal submission window: 28 days before your visa expiry date.
    • Use the “valid until” date shown in your UKVI account.
  • Avoid submitting too early or too late (deadline mistakes are common).
  • The video mentions a filing period calculator linked in chat.

2) Check and update address details

  • Verify the address shown in your UKVI account.
    • The application asks if you still live there, but may not clearly display which address it’s referencing.
  • Common issues:
    • The address is old because you moved (e.g., to a sponsor, rented accommodation, multiple rentals).
    • Some users may have no address due to system errors.
  • Update your residential address in “Update Your Details” so it appears correctly in immigration records.

3) Check passports (especially for UPE eligibility and account consistency)

  • UPE requires a valid international passport at the time of application.
  • If you apply without one, you may face extra checks/requests to explain.
  • If you have more than one valid passport:
    • Keep/bring all valid international passports.
    • Ensure every valid passport is present in your UKVI account.
    • Missing a new passport can lead to issues like duplicate accounts and reminder emails.
  • Technical note: updating/adding a new passport may temporarily block adding it in the system—this is described as normal.
  • In “Update Your Details”:
    • Check personal data for all passports listed.
    • Check contact/residential address accuracy.

Application methodology / step-by-step flow (BRP-based application)

Starting the application

  • Go to the “Apply Ukraine Permission Extension” page (UPE).
  • Click the green “Start now” / start button.
  • If asked whether you have a BRP card:
    • Yes = you physically have it (even if expired).
    • No = you do not physically have it (even if you know the number).
  • If asked about BRP expiration:
    • Answer based on whether the card is expired.
    • The UI options can vary depending on how long ago it expired (example given: recorded in Dec 2025; BRP expired “less than 18 months ago”).

UKVI account handling

  • If the screen suggests “Create UKVI account”:
    • You usually should log in if you already have a UKVI/e-visa account.
  • Choose Sign in (rather than creating a new account).

Unique Application Number (UAN)

  • After starting, you receive a UAN / unique application number.
  • Keep it for hotline escalation and later steps (especially biometrics scheduling).

Answering questions sequentially

  • The form unlocks the next section only after the previous answer is accepted.
  • Answer questions in order.

Key eligibility rule: must be physically in the UK

  • A crucial question is “Am I in the UK now?”
  • You must be physically located in the UK when applying.
  • If you answer “yes” but you are not actually in the UK:
    • The system may flag/annotate the application.
    • Many biometrics-related steps can only be handled in UK locations.

Personal data + accommodation details (with clarifications)

  • Standard personal data fields include items such as gender, country of birth, and home address.
  • Home address: includes the date you started living there (not when the lease began).
  • Accommodation type options:
    • Own it (including mortgaged)
    • Rent it (entire home, room, lodger scenario)
    • Other (example: living with a sponsor)
  • If renting:
    • You may be asked for landlord contact details (rarely used for verification; mostly statistical).
  • “Current and previous residence” questions:
    • Whether your prior address was in Britain or abroad in the last two years.
    • Whether you lived at other addresses in the last two years (example: answering “no”).

Identity verification (“Confirm your identity”)

  • You must connect a mobile phone and use the UK Immigration ID Check app.
  • Use the purple app (the video warns there are blue and purple versions).
  • If choosing the BRP option:
    • Select BRP.
    • Confirm name matches between BRP and passport.
    • Verify in-app:
      • Scan BRP via phone
      • Scan the QR code shown on the application screen
      • Complete steps in the phone app
  • Return to the UKVI application:
    • Continue the application.
    • Re-open “Confirm your identity in progress” if needed; it should show completed after successful verification.

Eligibility questions about immigration route

  • Whether you have/had a visa under the Ukrainian scheme.
    • Example: if you previously had Ukrainian scheme, select that.
    • If you switched after a Skilled Worker visa ended, a different selection may be required.
  • Expiration date of your visa/permitted stay.
  • Whether other visa applications are in progress.

Advisor / contact details

  • If applying on your own, no advisor details.
  • Very important:
    • Your email must be yours and spelled correctly.
    • Your phone number should be accurate.

Name history + passport details

  • If you have used other names (e.g., maiden name), list changes.
  • Passport requirements are described as stricter:
    • If using an expired passport, you may be required to explain and potentially provide evidence (e.g., consulate appointment/waiting proof).
  • Other nationalities:
    • Indicate if you have/ever had another citizenship (the Soviet Union isn’t listed; Ukraine citizenship is still considered for application purposes).
  • Identity card (internal passport):
    • Optional; answer “no” if you don’t have one.

Accommodation details (more statistical than proof-based)

The form may ask for:

  • Type of accommodation and number of rooms/bedrooms
  • Number of people living in the home

The video repeatedly frames these as mostly statistical.

Link code (only if linking family applications)

A link code is needed when:

  • Minor children apply with you, or
  • Another non-Ukrainian person is included in the family group.

Logic:

  • First applicant receives a link code.
  • Subsequent applicants enter it so applications connect.

Parent data, residence outside UK/Ukraine, and compliance/history

  • Parent details:
    • Treated as standard/statistical questions—provide what you know.
    • Don’t invent unknown details.
  • Residence outside Britain or Ukraine:
    • Interpreted as where you lived permanently (not short trips).
    • The UI expects years/months; short visits may not match the format.
  • Immigration history / refusals / overstays:
    • If you have been refused entry/asylum, deported, denied entry, refused visas, etc., you must declare it.
    • The video warns against lying:
      • Biometrics may exist in the system even if passports changed.
      • Immigration violations relate to the person, not the passport.
    • If issues occurred, disclose and optionally attach an explanation/cover letter.
  • Criminal convictions/penalties:
    • Must be disclosed if applicable.
  • Security questions:
    • War crimes / terrorist organizations / extremist views must be disclosed truthfully.

Employment history

  • Includes items such as army conscription, government/intelligence services, media, judicial system, etc.
  • Select the option that matches your background.

Security questions + saving answers

The video notes strange security questions and suggests:

  • Write answers somewhere safe.
  • This can help restore access if you lose application/account access.

Submit and confirm

  • A final honesty confirmation screen warns about consequences of untrue statements.
  • Choose who you are:
    • Adult applying for self
    • Person under 80 (still applying on their own)
    • Parent/mother/father applying on behalf of a minor child
  • Submit.

Payment and evidence upload (important conditional guidance)

  • Payment section appears, but UPE is described as free.
  • Evidence uploading:
    • Often not required for simple BRP-based cases.
    • The UI may later require evidence (a pinned channel is referenced for explanations).
  • If the screen says no evidence needed, upload nothing.

Application flow if applying with a passport (visa center + TLScontact)

When applying with passport instead of BRP scan

A key difference:

  • With the BRP route you may avoid visa center biometrics.
  • The passport route often requires a visa center visit for fingerprints and photo.

Conditions and exceptions described

Even if you have some BRP-related circumstances, you may still be sent to the visa center if:

  • The name is spelled differently between BRP and passport.
  • A child was under 5 on the initial visa, but later older (fingerprints may need re-collection).
  • A prior scenario where PRP was obtained by scanning a passport via mobile app and PRP was later received by mail.

General message: if the system sends you to the visa center, you must comply.

Booking biometrics via TLScontact

  1. After submitting, you receive:
    • Confirmation that it’s free/no payment needed
    • A UAN/application number (critical for booking)
  2. Booking is informational and redirects you to TLScontact.
  3. You must activate the account:
    • Receive an email like “Activate TLS Contact”
    • Confirm activation using the link
  4. Scheduling:
    • Enter UAN and set a password
    • Choose a visa center location across the UK (including Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland)

Appointment slot types and costs

  • Regular slots are free:
    • Choose Self Service Appointment Regular to upload documents yourself and avoid extra fees.
  • Premium biometrics appointment:
    • Costs £60 per person
    • Used if you need biometrics urgently (earlier slot)

Expiry anxiety addressed

If your visa is near expiry and the closest biometrics slot is after expiry:

  • This is described as normal.
  • Your submission date counts as when you submitted the application (the green block shown earlier).
  • You typically have:
    • 2 months or 45 working days (as applicable) from submission to complete biometrics.

Therefore, booking a regular free slot is recommended even if it’s later.

Evidence upload in passport/visa center scenario

Requirements vary by:

  • Adult vs child under 18
  • Whether absent from the UK for more than 12 months

Adults

  • If not absent >12 months: upload passport/identity card only.
  • If absent >12 months: upload evidence of “ties to Britain,” such as:
    • valid lease agreement
    • council tax bills
    • work contract
    • tax reports
    • letters from school

Children under 18

  • Upload:
    • child passport/ID
    • one parent’s passport
    • birth certificate with translation
    • possibly parental consent form (if parents submit at different times)

File handling tips

  • The TLS site sets constraints (example: max upload size 725 MB).
  • Upload documents via “plus” and categorize for the visa officer.
  • After uploading, review carefully:
    • After you submit, you may not be able to add more online.
    • You might need to upload at the visa center with additional cost/process.
  • After confirming uploads: continue to summary and submit.

Appointment completion

After submission + booking:

  • You can cancel/reschedule the visa center appointment if needed.

Speakers / sources featured

  • Speaker: Unnamed presenter(s) (video narrator; “we” is used to refer to the channel/company workflow guidance)
  • Sources/channels referenced:
    • UKVI account (validity/address/passport data)
    • Opora channel (guidance on describing “ties to Britain”)
    • TLScontact (visa center account activation and booking)
    • Mention of a filing period calculator (link referenced as being in chat)

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