You are required to register with the Police if your passport is stamped by the immigration officer with ‘Register with UK Police on arrival’ or ‘Register with the Police within seven days’, or if you are from a non-EU/EEA or non-commonwealth country, or if you are from any of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kirigizstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uzbekistan or Yemen.
Where & how to register
You are required to register in Leeds at the Nationality Department, Westgate Police Station, Brotherton House, Westgate, Leeds. The Police registration document needs to be renewed each time an extension of stay is granted (there will be no charge for this renewal). If you have a current leave to remain and you leave and return to the UK within 12 months, then you can continue with your previous Police registration.
Please take with you:
- Your passport
- Two passport-sized photographs of yourself
- An administration fee (currently £34)
The police will keep your passport for a few days, after which you should return to collect it. It is therefore important that you open a bank account before you register with the police.
You must notify the Aliens Registration Office each time you change your address, if you get married, if you get a new passport, if the Home Office changes a prohibition on employment to a restriction, or if you change your place of study. Any accompanying spouse or children must also register.