How to correct UKVI visa vignette or evisa error

Do not forget to review the details on your issued UK visa. Errors on UK visa and on Home Office visa decision letters tend to happen more and more often. For this reason, when you receive your UK visa decision and your visa is granted in either a stamp in your passport or evisa digital format, you need to check that all the details recorded in the Home Office letter and on your visa are correct. According Home Office recommendation you should not travel until the correction is made.

For evisa you can view your evisa online. If you notice that there is an error in the information on your evisa you need to report it immediately via report evisa error online.

Error correction on UK visa vignette

If there is a mistake on the entry vignette sticker in your passport you need to contact UKVI immediately to request a correction. If UKVI (Home Office) thinks that there is an error then you will need to submit your passport again to the visa application centre for a new vignette to be stamped in your passport.

How to correct errors on issued UK visa sticker or on evisa

Errors on issued evisa

If there is an error with your evisa (digital immigration status) you should report it by completing an online form. However, sometimes the evisa correction team may respond that all the details reflect the Home Office records correctly. In that case you need to contact UKVI to ask them to correct their records. Only then the evisa can be corrected.

You should report an error if:

  • your eVisa details are wrong – for example it’s showing the wrong date of birth or immigration status
  • you can view your eVisa but you cannot use it to get a share code
  • you cannot view your eVisa because of a technical error when you’re signed into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
  • the Home Office set up your UKVI account and you’ve never been able to sign in to it

You’ll usually be able to access your eVisa straight away if it has been linked to your UKVI account, but it can take up to 24 hours. Report an error if you still cannot view your eVisa after 24 hours or if you get a technical error when logging into your UKVI account.