The online AN application, filling in the form and FAQs about the form.
Once you have created an account and booked an appointment, you need to upload all your documents to the UKVCAS interface, unless your appointment includes scanning services. These include:
You can include family members in your application. Once you start your form, you get the option to add spouses, children and siblings to the form.
However, each individual will be assessed against the statutory requirements in their own right.
The fees are the same as for individual applications, there are no savings nor discounts for applying together as a family.
The main advantage...
This process applies to AN applications as well as registration (MN1/UKF).
You may want to download a copy of the online AN form in PDF format, which can be viewed on your browser and printed off if required.It is possible to download a PDF even if the form is incomplete, in that case, the PDF will have the words "incomplete application" appended to the end of the file name. To download a PDF of the form, go to the top of the screen and click on the applicant's name as shown below. If doing a family application,...
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When you submit the form and make payment, you are presented with the following screen:
As can be seen above, there's a time limit to download the referee declarations and to book an appointment.
Most applicants are given around 8-9 weeks to book.
A reminder is sent to those who are coming close to their deadline.
Once you register with Sopra Steria, you get the following screen:...
It is possible to apply using a valid passport or ID card, however, the form will ask you if you have a valid passport and, if the answer is Yes, it will ask you to provide the document, even if you also have a valid ID card. 
Passports only need to be valid at the time the application is submitted online, not on the date of your biometrics appointment. All documents are uploaded and sent in digital format to the Home Office, so there is no...
The form has a question about previous immigration applications.
PR applications for EEA nationals only certify a right that was acquired automatically so they are not immigration applications. If you have applied for settled and/or pre-settled status, this is regarded as an immigration application.
If you applied for other visas such as visit visa,...
The form asks whether you have a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP).
If you applied for ILR under the Windrush Scheme, you will have a BRP even if you are an EEA national.
If you have a BRP, you need to return it within 5 days...
The form will be kept for a month, then, if you ask to save it, after submitting it you must log in within 10 weeks to download the documents.
You must return to your application within 10 weeks, or it will be deleted to protect your privacy.You can keep your application alive much longer than 10 weeks by logging in regularly, however, if the form is updated, you may be asked to answer some questions again.
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If you need to add notes, there is a special section at the end of the form to do so. To do this, scroll down to the bottom of the form, this can be done from ANY section of the form. You will see the link highlighted in the screen below, which can be accessed even if you haven't finished answering the questions.