A Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) is a document in the shape of a card issued by the Home Office to Students (and their partners and children) as evidence of their immigration permission (also known as permission to enter or stay). The BRP card includes a microchip which contains two of your fingerprints and a digital photograph. 'Student' includes Tier 4 (General) and 'Child student' includes Tier 4 (Child).Ī vignette is a sticker placed in your passport following a successful entry clearance application. It contains basic details about you and the permission you have been granted. Since 5 October 2020, 'Tier 4 (General)' leave has become 'Student' permission and 'Tier 4 (Child)' leave has become 'Child student' permission.
