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>>> Immigrant's biometrics will be ratained for 15 years now
From the Home Office:
"An individual’s fingerprints will normally be retained for up to 15 years from the date they were enrolled as part of an application for a visa or a BID,or other immigration process, for example,when taken at the secondary border control or at an Immigration Removal Centre. The 15-year retention period applies to fingerprints enrolled from1 July 2021. Fingerprints enrolled before 1 July 2021 will normally be retained for up to 10 years, unless they meet one of the grounds for longer retention asset out in the High harm section of the relevant guidance.
This is to ensure the applicant can be identified upon their arrival at the UK border and after arrival if encountered by Immigration Enforcement officers or the police.
REUSE OF THE BIOMETRICS
Officials will restart the 15-year fingerprint retention period for holders of limited leave where an applicant has made a new valid application for leave to enter or remain in the UK, entry clearance or registration or naturalisation as a British citizen and the Secretary of State has chosen to reuse the applicant’s fingerprint biometric information. In the case of fingerprints re-used before 1 July 2021, officials will restart the 10-year fingerprint retention period