Freedom of Information
Central Correspondence Team
Customer Planning &
Performance
PO Box 3468
Sheffield
S3 8WA
Ashley Dean
Email:
Email: request-427247-
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www.gov.uk/ukvi
FOI Reference: 45342
26 September 2017
Dear Mr Dean
Thank you for your enquiry of 7 September in which you requested information on
Biometric Residence Permit card applications. Your request is being handled as a
request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Information Requested
Can you please share the statistics showing the average processing lead time
between January and June 2017 between application received and BRP card sent
for the following 3 types of BRP card:
1. BRP (TOC)
2. BRP (NTL)
3. BRP (RC)?
We would like to know namely the average waiting period for each 1. - 3. based on
the application by post.
Response
Please find attached Annex A showing the processing times for BRP card
applications between January and June 2017. These statistics have been taken
from a live operational database. As such, numbers may change as information on
that system is updated. Data can only be provided up to 30 June 2017 in line with
published statistics.
UK Visas and Immigration is an operational command of the Home Office
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Yours sincerely
J Slater
Customer Planning & Performance
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