Introducing compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals
Compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals are replacing the old system of stickers and other insecure United Kingdom immigration status documents, which may be subject to fraud. Each card contains a chip which holds a digitised photograph and fingerprints, alongside biographical information.
This strategy document, published in March 2008, explained why the cards were being introduced and how this would be done.
Last Updated: 18 September 2009