Do I need to register with the Police.
Answer - Citizens of the following countries who are admitted to the United Kingdom (UK) may be required to register with the police:

• AFGHANISTAN  ;  ARGENTINA  ;  ALGERIA  ;  ARMENIA  ;  AZERBAIJAN
• BAHRAIN  ;  BELARUS  ;  BOLIVIA  ;  BRAZIL 
•  CHINA  ;  CUBA  ;  COLOMBIA 
•  EGYPT 
•  GEORGIA 
•  IRAN  ;  ISRAEL  ;  IRAQ 
•  JORDAN 
•  KAZAKHSTAN  ;  KYRGYZSTAN  ;  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 
•  YEMEN

STATELESS persons are also subject of the Police Registration Scheme.
Entry Clearance officers and Immigrations Officers can in certain circumstances impose the requirement to register on nationals of countries not listed above.
If your passport has the stamp:

• "Police Registration within 7 days of arrival”  OR
• "Register at once with the police"

You should register either within 7 days of arriving in the United Kingdom or within 7 days of receiving your visa extension from the Home Office.

How can I contact the Foreign Nationals Registration Clerk ?
The Nationalities Clark for Police Registration  is located at Operation and Communication Centre.

Foreign Nationals Registration Clerk
Diversity unit
Norfolk Constabulary
Operations and Communications Centre
Jubilee House
Falconers Chase
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0WW
 Telephone: 01953 424851
The office is open from 9am to 1pm, and 2pm to 4pm Tuesday to Thursday and a satellite registration surgery is set up at University of East Anglia every Tuesday at  UEA from 9.00am to 11.00am and 11.45am to 3pm (Appointment only).

A foreign national who attends at any other police station or site in the force area to register with the police (including any subsequent changes to their personal circumstances or details) will be directed to Operation and Communication Centre "registration location" as listed above.

Is every foreign national required to register with the police when residing in the United Kingdom?
Only those foreign nationals aged 16 or over and mainly from the countries listed above are required to register with the police whilst residing in the UK. However, depending on circumstances, some people from these countries do not have to register. You can tell by looking at the wording on your visa in your passport - if it says 'Register with the police', you will need to do so. If you are from one of the countries in the list above and are not sure if you have to register with the police, please contact the Foreign Nationals Registration Clerk.

Is it possible to register for the first time at any police station?
No. If you are living in Norfolk you must attend the Police Headquarter at Operation and Community Centre Wymondham as above.
Or
You can register at the satellite registration surgery set up at University of East Anglia every Monday at  UEA from 9.00am to 11.00am and 11.45am to 3pm.

Do I need an appointment to register?
Yes, it is necessary for you to make an appointment attend for registration at the Police headquarter, Operation and Communication Centre, Wymondham and contacting the Foreign Nationals Registration clerk  at any time during the opening times as described above or, you can attending satellite registration surgery above, please ring in advance.

 

What do I need to bring with me to register with the police for the first time?
To register with the police you are required to bring with you the following items:

• Your passport. 
• Two recent passport size photographs.  
•  Registration fee of £34.00 (cash only).  
•  If you are a student, you must bring your university/college offer letter with details of your studies or a student card. 
•  If an organisation or company is sponsoring your studies, you should bring a letter from the organisation to confirm this. 
•  If you are employed in the United Kingdom you must bring your work permit and details of your employers.

Will the registration certificate be available for collection the same day?
At police headquarters in Wymondham the certificates are usually completed whilst you wait. However, registration certificates can also be issued for collection after you have attended a registration if all required information and documentation are supplied.

Is it possible to register at the university/college I am studying at?
We currently only have arrangement for registration at the University of East Anglia per detail above.  All other Foreign Nationals must attend the police headquarter.

If I change any of the details that are on my registration certificate, do I have to report these changes to the police?
Yes. After registering with the police and collecting your registration certificate, it is a condition that you go to any local police station to report any of the following changes.

• New address 
• Any new landing conditions 
• Extensions to your visa granted by the Home Office 
• New passport 
• New study information or change to university/college
• New employment
• Change of marital status
• Exemption from Police Registration
• Change of Nationality 

 Any changes should be reported within 7 days.

THERE IS NO FEE TO PAY WHEN YOU NOTIFY ANY OF THE ABOVE CHANGES TO POLICE.

When will my registration certificate expire?
Your registration certificate will expire if you are out of the United Kingdom for a continuous period of more than 1 year.

If I go to live in another city in the United Kingdom what should I do?
You must report to the local police station in the new town within 7 days. Take your police registration certificate, passport and evidence of your new school, university or work permit. If you have not been out of the UK as above there will be no charge and you continue to use the same certificate.

Will I be prosecuted if I do not report any changes to my registration?
Yes, you will be prosecuted if you do not report changes to the details on your registration certificate or do not keep to your visa requirements. This could result in either a fine of up to £5000 and/or 6 months imprisonment.

What do I do when I am leaving the United Kingdom and plan not to return?
Before leaving the United Kingdom, you are required to return your registration certificate to the Foreign Nationals Registration clerk or your local police station, explaining that you are leaving the UK and giving the date of your departure.

What if I am going on holiday out of the United Kingdom: do I return my registration certificate?
No, if you are leaving the UK for a short holiday you should keep your certificate with you.

If I lose my registration certificate or damage it, do I have to pay for another?
Yes, if you have lost your registration certificate, you must report the loss to your local police station and then attend at the Foreign Nationals Registration clerk  with your passport and registration fee of £34 to obtain a replacement. If it is damaged you must hand it in and you will also pay £34 for a replacement.

And if my registration certificate is stolen?
If your registration certificate has been stolen, you must report the theft to your local police station and you are then given a Crime Report Reference number. On receipt of this number you must attend at the Foreign Nationals Registration clerk as described above. You will also have to pay a replacement fee of £34.

I am immigrating to another country and require a Subject Access Report; do I contact the foreign Nationals Registration Office?
No, if you are immigrating or require this type of clearance you must contact the ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO)
The Data Protection Form ACRO SA1 is the method for members of the public to request information about their criminal convictions history i.e. information on the Police National Computer. The process is formally known as subject access. People request this information for many reasons; often their request is for the purpose of receiving formal confirmation that they have no criminal convictions.

1. For people requiring visas to travelling to the USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA & NEW ZEALAND, the procedure has changed with immediate effect. The ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO) has agreed a service with these embassies called the Police Certificate. Applications should be made to ACRO as follows:

Visit www. Acpo.police.uk and click on the button on the front page ‘Police   Certificates’
Telephone ACRO on 0845 60 13 999 (Mon to Fri 08.30 to 16.30)
Email acro.policecertificates@acro.pnn.police.uk

The service is faster than the subject access process and costs more:
Standard service = 10 working days @ £35
Premium Service = 2 working days @ £70

The certificate is produced in a format agreed with the embassies. Members of the public should be aware that the embassies, in particular the USA, will stop accepting the old style subject access format responses.

2. For people travelling to ALL OTHER COUNTRIES, the subject access ACRO SA1 process will apply.

Are there any exception from Registration
Yes – see below those category’s who are exempt from registration

(a) as a seasonal agricultural worker;
(b) as a private servant in a diplomatic household;
(c) as a minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order;
(d) on the basis of marriage or civil partnership to a person settled in the
(e) United Kingdom or as the unmarried partner of a person settled in the
(f) United Kingdom;
(g) as a person exercising access rights to a child resident in the United
(h) Kingdom;
(i) as the parent of a child at school; or
(j) following the grant of asylum.

For further information please check the following websites.

UK Boarder Agency 

International students working in the UK