You must still report the loss of your biometric residence permit even if you are outside the UK. However, it would help if you petitioned for a ‘BRP replacement visa,’ which costs £154 and permits you to enter the UK once. Then, when you are back in the UK, you can apply fo...
The biometric residence permit can be used to confirm your immigration status in the UK, as well as your right to any public services or benefits you may be entitled to. It can also be used as a form of identification, for example, if you wish to open a UK bank account. As a foreig...
On this case, as well as on the use of a thermal imager to scan one’s residence without probable cause, in which the Supreme Court agreed in a 5-4 decision on an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendement (Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001)), see also NRC, Biomet...