India in United Kingdom — Travel Sources
Passport requirements, consular services, travel advisories, and emergency contacts for India nationals traveling to United Kingdom — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •Application Deadline For Staying In The Uk requires: 9:00am UK time on 13 August 2025 (Home Office)
- •The salary threshold for Assured Shorthold Tenancy is 250 GBP (GOV.UK)
- •Assured Shorthold Tenancy validity period: 1 May 2026 (GOV.UK)
- •The Asylum Support annual cost is £4 billion GBP (Home Office)
- •Biometric Information Submission processing takes 6 months (Home Office)
- •Biometric Residence Permit (brp) validity period: 18 months (Home Office)
Extracted from 90 official pages across 5 government sources. Auto-updated daily.
Official Sources
- DVLA30 pages
- GOV.UK19 pages
- HCI London2 pages
- HCI London2 pages
- Home Office37 pages
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Key Policy Facts
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Afghan Resettlement
- Number Of Afghans Resettled Since 2021
- 37,000
- Total Resettled Since 2021
- 37,000
Britain has offered sanctuary to over 37,000 Afghans via its 2 resettlement schemes since 2021.
Britain has offered sanctuary to over 37,000 Afghans via its 2 resettlement schemes since 2021.
Application Deadline For Staying In The Uk
- Eligibility Criteria
- 9:00am UK time on 13 August 2025
If you travelled to the UK using a permission to travel letter and did not apply to stay in the UK before 9:00am UK time on 13 August 2025, you cannot apply to stay in the UK under the Ukraine schemes.
Assured Shorthold Tenancy
- Salary Threshold
- 250 GBP
- Validity Period
- 1 May 2026
A tenancy cannot be an AST if: the rent is less than £250 a year (less than £1,000 in London)
Source: GOV.UK — Private renting rights
On 1 May 2026, all assured shorthold tenancies will automatically become assured periodic tenancies (APTs).
Source: GOV.UK — Private renting rights
Asylum Claims
- Percentage Of Afghan Asylum Claims To Study Visas Issued
- 95%
- Asylum Claims Last 5 Years
- 133,760
- Percentage Of Claims From Study Visas In System
- 13% %
- Increase Percentage
- 470% %
- Increase In Asylum Claims From Students
- 470%
- Increase In Asylum Claims Since 2021
- over 470%
- Percentage Of Claims From Study Visas
- 13% %
- Percentage Of Afghan Asylum Claims To Study Visas
- 95%
- Increase Percentage Myanmar
- 1600% %
- Increase In Asylum Claims Myanmar
- sixteen-fold
- Total Claims Last 5 Years
- 133,760
- Total Asylum Claims Last 5 Years
- 133,760
- Increase In Asylum Claims From Afghans On Work Visas
- outstripping the number of visas issued
- Percentage Of Claims From Legal Routes
- 39%
- Increase In Asylum Claims From Cameroon And Sudan
- 330%
- Increase In Asylum Claims From Myanmar Students
- sixteen-fold
- Reduction In Student Asylum Claims 2025
- 20%
- Increase In Asylum Claims Cameroon Sudan
- 330%
- Percentage Of Claims From Students
- 95%
- Increase Percentage Cameroon Sudan
- 330% %
Between 2021 and the year ending September 2025, the proportion of Afghan asylum claims to study visas issued was 95%.
In total, 133,760 people have claimed asylum after arriving legally in the past 5 years.
those arriving on study visas still make up 13% of all claims in the system.
By the year ending September 2025, asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level.
By the year ending September 2025, asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level.
Asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan rocketed by over 470% between 2021 and 2025.
as those arriving on study visas still make up 13% of all claims in the system.
Between 2021 and the year ending September 2025, the proportion of Afghan asylum claims to study visas issued was 95%.
applications by students from Myanmar soared sixteen-fold over the same period.
applications by students from Myanmar soared sixteen-fold over the same period.
In total, 133,760 people have claimed asylum after arriving legally in the past 5 years.
In total, 133,760 people have claimed asylum after arriving legally in the past 5 years.
Meanwhile the number of Afghans on work visas claiming asylum is now outstripping the number of visas issued.
making up 39% of the 100,000 people who applied last year.
Claims in the year ending September 2025 by students from Cameroon and Sudan rose to more than 330% of the number in 2021.
Applications by students from Myanmar soared sixteen-fold over the same period.
the government has successfully reduced student asylum claims by 20% over the course of 2025.
Claims in the year ending September 2025 by students from Cameroon and Sudan rose to more than 330% of the number in 2021.
Between 2021 and the year ending September 2025, the proportion of Afghan asylum claims to study visas issued was 95%.
Claims in the year ending September 2025 by students from Cameroon and Sudan rose to more than 330% of the number in 2021.
Asylum Support
- Annual Cost
- £4 billion GBP
Asylum support is currently costing more than £4 billion a year.
Belfast (bt)
Biometric Information Submission
- Processing Time
- 6 months
If you did not use the ‘UK immigration: ID check’ app or if you did not attend a visa application centre but were granted a permission to travel letter, you had to apply to provide your biometric information within 6 months of arriving in the UK.
Biometric Residence Permit (brp)
- Validity Period
- 18 months
You can use it for 18 months after the expiry date printed on the card.
Source: Home Office — Right to Work
Birmingham (b)
Bristol (bs)
Cardiff (cf)
Cars Category B (passed Test Before 1 January 1997)
- Maximum Authorised Mass
- 8250 kg
You’re usually allowed to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8,250kg maximum authorised mass ( MAM ).
Cars Category B (passed Test On Or After 1 January 1997)
- Maximum Authorised Mass Petrol Diesel
- 3500 kg
- Maximum Authorised Mass Electric Hydrogen
- 4250 kg
- Additional Mass Disabled Equipment
- 750 kg
- Maximum Combined Mass
- 7000 kg
You can drive vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats with a maximum authorised mass ( MAM ) of: 3,500kg for petrol and diesel vehicles - this includes hybrid vehicles
4,250kg for electric or hydrogen vehicles - zero emission vehicles only
If your electric or hydrogen vehicle has extra equipment for disabled passengers, it can have an additional MAM of 750kg.
The combined MAM of the vehicle and trailer must not exceed 7,000kg.
Consular Camp
- Event Date
- 14.03.2026
CONSULAR CAMP IN MILTON KEYNES ON 14.03.2026
Source: HCI London — HCI London Homepage
Council Housing Application
- Age Limit
- 18 years
You can apply if you’re 18 or over (some councils let you apply if you’re 16 or over).
Source: GOV.UK — Council housing
Council Tax
- Full Time Student Course Duration
- 1 year
- Discount For Disabled Lowest Band
- 17 %
- Discount For Disabled People
- 17 %
- Under 20 Course Duration
- 3 months
- Empty Home Premium
- 4 times
- Discount For Full Time Students
- 100 %
- Discount For Severely Mentally Impaired 50 Percent
- 50 %
- Under 20 A Level Course Duration
- 3 months
- Discount For Disabled Band Reduction Scheme
- 17 %
- Under 20 A Level Study Hours
- 12 hours
To count as a full-time student, your course must: last at least 1 year involve at least 21 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You can be charged up to 4 times your normal Council Tax bill if your home has been empty for at least 10 years.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council Tax.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
There’ll be a 50% discount on the council tax bill if everyone else in your household is ‘disregarded’.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
involve at least 12 hours study per week
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Data last updated: 20 Jun 2026
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