{"id":813,"date":"2025-07-05T23:10:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T22:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=813"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:57:28","slug":"uk-visa-card-residence-permit-what-it-is-and-how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-visa-card-residence-permit-what-it-is-and-how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"UK vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi): Hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">A <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">UK Visa-kort<\/a>, oftar nefnt dvalarleyfi fyrir Bretland, er opinberur skjal sem veitir erlendum r\u00edkisborgara lagalegt r\u00e9tt til dvalar \u00ed Bretlandi (UK) til tiltekins t\u00edma. \u00dea\u00f0 er venjulega gefi\u00f0 \u00fat sem hluti af innflytjendakerfi Bretlands og gerir f\u00f3lki utan Evr\u00f3pusambandsins (ESB) kleift a\u00f0 b\u00faa, vinna e\u00f0a stunda n\u00e1m \u00ed Bretlandi. UK vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarkorti\u00f0, e\u00f0a dvalarleyfi\u00f0, \u00fej\u00f3nar sem s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 l\u00f6gm\u00e6tri dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00feinni og gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til og fr\u00e1 Bretlandi, allt eftir skilyr\u00f0um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar \u00feinnar.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00cd \u00feessari grein munum vi\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra hva\u00f0 UK vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi) er, hva\u00f0a mismunandi ger\u00f0ir eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i, hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um eitt og hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um. Vi\u00f0 munum einnig fjalla um algengar spurningar sem tengjast dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi og veita gagnlegar uppl\u00fdsingar um ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Hva\u00f0 er bresk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi)?<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00deeir <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">UK Visa-kort<\/a> er l\u00edfkenniskort sem er gefi\u00f0 \u00fat einstaklingum sem hafa fengi\u00f0 dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi til \u00e1kve\u00f0ins t\u00edma. Korti\u00f0 inniheldur l\u00edfkennag\u00f6gn, svo sem fingraf\u00f6r og lj\u00f3smynd, og er nota\u00f0 til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa au\u00f0kenni \u00feitt \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa dvelur \u00ed Bretlandi. \u00dea\u00f0 er lykilhluti af innflytjenda- og landam\u00e6rastj\u00f3rnunarkerfum Bretlands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lykilatri\u00f0i:<\/strong> UK ETA kostar 20 pund \u00e1 ums\u00f3kn, gildir \u00ed 2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9f \u00feitt rennur \u00fat, og leyfir \u00f3takmarka\u00f0an fj\u00f6lda heims\u00f3kna, allt a\u00f0 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00ed hverri heims\u00f3kn. R\u00edkisborgarar 48 h\u00e6fra landa ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 afla s\u00e9r ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast (Heimild: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Dvalarleyfiskorti\u00f0 sj\u00e1lft veitir \u00fe\u00e9r ekki r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 koma inn \u00ed Bretland; \u00fea\u00f0 er gefi\u00f0 \u00fat eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hefur fengi\u00f0 sam\u00feykki fyrir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun, svo sem vinnu-, n\u00e1ms- e\u00f0a fj\u00f6lskyldu\u00e1ritun. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa hefur fengi\u00f0 dvalarleyfi\u00f0 getur\u00f0u nota\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 l\u00f6gm\u00e6tri st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00feinni \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa b\u00fdr\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00cd Bretlandi \u00fej\u00f3nar dvalarleyfi\u00f0 yfirleitt sem opinber innflytjendaskj\u00f6l fyrir r\u00edkisborgara utan ESB sem hafa fengi\u00f0 veitt langt\u00edmadvalarleyfi. \u00dea\u00f0 inniheldur mikilv\u00e6gar uppl\u00fdsingar, svo sem:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Nafn \u00feitt, f\u00e6\u00f0ingardagur og r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9ttur<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Lj\u00f3smynd \u00fe\u00edn og l\u00edfkennag\u00f6gn (fingraf\u00f6r)<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunartegundin sem \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 og dvalart\u00edminn<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">\u00d6ll takm\u00f6rk e\u00f0a skilyr\u00f0i sem tengjast vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00feinni (svo sem vinnutakmarkanir)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Ger\u00f0ir dvalarleyfa \u00ed Bretlandi<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1173\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal.png\" alt=\"Vi\u00f0urkenndar grei\u00f0slua\u00f0fer\u00f0ir fyrir UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn - Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal.png 1173w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-1024x139.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-768x104.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-18x2.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1173px) 100vw, 1173px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Bretland b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 nokkra <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">Ger\u00f0ir dvalarleyfa<\/a> Byggt \u00e1 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u innflytjendans, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir vegna vinnu, n\u00e1ms, fj\u00f6lskyldusameiningar og langt\u00edma dvalar. Tegund dvalarleyfis sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft fer eftir \u00feeirri tilteknu vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun sem \u00fe\u00e9r er veitt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">1. Dvalarleyfi vegna atvinnuleyfis<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 koma til Bretlands til a\u00f0 vinna, \u00fearftu vinnuvisu, og \u00feegar vinnuvisan \u00fe\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt f\u00e6r\u00f0u dvalarleyfi fyrir vinnuvisu. \u00dea\u00f0 eru nokkrar tegundir af vinnuvisum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Visa fyrir h\u00e6fa starfsmenn: \u00deetta er algengasta atvinnuvisan fyrir einstaklinga sem hafa fengi\u00f0 starfstilbo\u00f0 fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ggiltum vinnuveitanda \u00ed Bretlandi. H\u00fan gildir \u00ed allt a\u00f0 fimm \u00e1r og gerir h\u00e6fum starfsm\u00f6nnum kleift a\u00f0 b\u00faa og starfa \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt h\u00e6fileikadvalarleyfi: Fyrir einstaklinga me\u00f0 fram\u00farskarandi h\u00e6fileika \u00ed v\u00edsindum, l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0i, stafr\u00e6nni t\u00e6kni e\u00f0a listum.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">V\u00edsir vegna innanfyrirt\u00e6kjaflutnings: Fyrir starfsmenn fj\u00f6l\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legra fyrirt\u00e6kja sem eru fluttir til breskrar \u00fatib\u00fa e\u00f0a d\u00f3tturfyrirt\u00e6kis.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00deegar vinnuleyfi \u00feitt hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt f\u00e6r\u00f0u dvalarleyfi sem sta\u00f0festir r\u00e9tt \u00feinn til a\u00f0 b\u00faa og starfa \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1 me\u00f0an r\u00e1\u00f0ningarsamningur \u00feinn stendur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">2. Dvalarleyfi vegna n\u00e1msvisu<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 koma til Bretlands til a\u00f0 stunda n\u00e1m vi\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkennda menntastofnun \u00fearftu nemendav\u00edsu. \u00deegar nemendav\u00edsan hefur veri\u00f0 veitt f\u00e6r\u00f0u dvalarleyfi. Dvalarleyfi sem gefi\u00f0 er \u00fat me\u00f0 nemendav\u00edsu gildir yfirleitt fyrir allt t\u00edmabili\u00f0 sem n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i\u00f0 varir og inniheldur a\u00f0rar vi\u00f0eigandi uppl\u00fdsingar, svo sem takmarkanir \u00e1 vinnu \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 n\u00e1mi stendur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">3. Dvalarleyfi vegna fj\u00f6lskylduvisu<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Fj\u00f6lskylduvisan gerir r\u00edkisborgurum utan Bretlands kleift a\u00f0 sameinast maka s\u00ednum, samb\u00fdlisa\u00f0ila, barni e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0rum n\u00e1num fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi \u00ed Bretlandi. \u00deegar fj\u00f6lskylduvisan hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt f\u00e6r\u00f0u dvalarleyfi sem gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00ed Bretlandi me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu \u00feinni \u00e1 gildist\u00edma v\u00f6ruleyfisins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">4. \u00d3takmarka\u00f0 dvalarleyfi (ILR) e\u00f0a varanleg b\u00fasetuleyfi<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa hefur b\u00fai\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi \u00ed tiltekinn t\u00edma me\u00f0 gilda dvalarleyfi (venjulega fimm \u00e1r), g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt r\u00e9tt \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00f3takmarka\u00f0a dvalarleyfi (ILR), sem \u00ed raun er varanleg b\u00fasetuleyfi. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 er veitt f\u00e6r\u00f0u dvalarleyfi sem sta\u00f0festir varanlega b\u00fasetu \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">\u00c1vinningur af breskum vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi)<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">UK vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarkort (dvalarleyfi) felur \u00ed s\u00e9r nokkra kosti fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem mega dvelja \u00ed Bretlandi:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1900\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025.png\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0aveislu\u00adgj\u00f6ld fyrir Bretland \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025: For\u00f0astu falinn kostna\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn\" class=\"wp-image-1231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025-1024x950.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025-768x713.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025-1536x1425.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UK-Travel-Visa-Types-and-Fees-2025-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">L\u00f6glegt dvalarleyfi: Leyfi\u00f0 s\u00fdnir fram \u00e1 l\u00f6glegt dvalar- og atvinnur\u00e9ttindi \u00fe\u00edn \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1 gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar \u00feinnar.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Fer\u00f0afrelsi: Sumar tegundir dvalarleyfa gera \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til og fr\u00e1 Bretlandi \u00e1 gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar \u00feinnar.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">A\u00f0gangur a\u00f0 opinberri \u00fej\u00f3nustu: Me\u00f0 dvalarleyfi g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt r\u00e9tt \u00e1 a\u00f0gangi a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0num opinberum \u00fej\u00f3nustum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu (\u00ed gegnum NHS), a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed gefnu a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir greitt innflytjendah\u00e4lsugjaldi\u00f0.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Vinnur\u00e9ttindi: Fer eftir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00feinni getur dvalarleyfi\u00f0 veitt \u00fe\u00e9r r\u00e9tt til a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed Bretlandi, hvort sem um er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a fulla vinnu, hlutast\u00f6rf e\u00f0a st\u00f6rf \u00e1 s\u00e9rskilm\u00e1lum.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Lei\u00f0 til b\u00fasetu: Dvalarleyfi er oft fyrsta skrefi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 langt\u00edma b\u00fasetu \u00ed Bretlandi. Eftir tiltekinn t\u00edma g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt r\u00e9tt \u00e1 varanlegu dvalarleyfi e\u00f0a breskum r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breskt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi)<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Ferli\u00f0 af <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">ums\u00f3kn um dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> \u00deetta felur venjulega \u00ed s\u00e9r tv\u00f6 lykilstig: a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vi\u00f0eigandi vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun og s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um b\u00fasetuleyfi me\u00f0 l\u00edfkennum (BRP).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Skref 1: S\u00e6kja um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa getur s\u00f3tt um dvalarleyfi, \u00fearftu fyrst a\u00f0 f\u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun. Bretland b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 fj\u00f6lbreytt \u00farval vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritana eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a \u00fe\u00edn fyrir a\u00f0 flytja til landsins. Vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanirnar eru me\u00f0al annars vinnu\u00e1ritanir, n\u00e1ms\u00e1ritanir, fj\u00f6lskyldu\u00e1ritanir og gesta\u00e1ritanir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 opinberu vefs\u00ed\u00f0u bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar (<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.uk\">www.gov.uk<\/a>) til a\u00f0 \u00e1kvar\u00f0a \u00ed hva\u00f0a vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunaflokk \u00fe\u00fa fellur.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Fylltu \u00fat rafr\u00e6nt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarey\u00f0ubla\u00f0 \u00e1 netinu og gef\u00f0u upp allar nau\u00f0synlegar pers\u00f3nulegar uppl\u00fdsingar og fylgiskj\u00f6l, svo sem s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 au\u00f0kenni, s\u00f6nnun \u00e1 fj\u00e1rhagsstu\u00f0ningi og gildandi vegabr\u00e9f.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Grei\u00f0i\u00f0 gjald fyrir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun og, ef vi\u00f0 \u00e1, aukagjald fyrir heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu innflytjenda (IHS), sem sty\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnun bresku heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustunnar (NHS).<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">B\u00edddu eftir \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edna. Ef vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn er sam\u00feykkt f\u00e6r\u00f0u lei\u00f0beiningar um hvernig \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir dvalarleyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Skref 2: S\u00e6kja um l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegan dvalarleyfismerkimi\u00f0a (BRP)<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00deegar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt \u00fearftu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um l\u00edfkenniskv\u00f6\u00f0unarsk\u00edrteini (Biometric Residence Permit, BRP), sem \u00fej\u00f3nar sem dvalarleyfi \u00feitt \u00ed Bretlandi. BRP er gefi\u00f0 \u00fat af innanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneyti Bretlands og er nota\u00f0 til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa hver \u00fe\u00fa ert og hva\u00f0a dvalarsta\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fa hefur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Eftir a\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn hefur veri\u00f0 sam\u00feykkt f\u00e6r\u00f0u bo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 vi\u00f0tal hj\u00e1 UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta taka af \u00fe\u00e9r l\u00edfkennag\u00f6gn (fingraf\u00f6r og lj\u00f3smynd).<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">\u00deegar l\u00edfkennauppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar hafa veri\u00f0 safna\u00f0ar ver\u00f0ur BRP-leyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt afgreitt og \u00fe\u00fa munt f\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 p\u00f3sti innan nokkurra vikna.<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">BRP-i\u00f0 mun innihalda pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingar \u00fe\u00ednar, vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunaruppl\u00fdsingar og l\u00edfkennag\u00f6gn.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Skref 3: S\u00e6kja breska dvalarleyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00deegar ums\u00f3knin \u00fe\u00edn er fullger\u00f0 og BRP-i\u00f0 \u00feitt hefur veri\u00f0 afgreitt, f\u00e6r\u00f0u breskt dvalarleyfi. Fer eftir tegund vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar sem \u00fe\u00e9r var veitt, gerir \u00feetta leyfi \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 dvelja \u00ed Bretlandi \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0inn t\u00edma, eftir \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa geta\u00f0 s\u00f3tt um framlengingu e\u00f0a varanlegt dvalarleyfi (Indefinite Leave to Remain).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Lykildaskj\u00f6l sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 leggja fram vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3kn<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1911\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India.png\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0amanna\u00e1ritun til Bretlands fr\u00e1 Indlandi: \u00c1bendingar um ums\u00f3kn til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 hana sam\u00feykkta fyrr\" class=\"wp-image-1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India.png 2048w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India-1024x956.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India-768x717.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India-1536x1433.png 1536w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-to-Apply-for-a-UK-Travel-Visa-from-India-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">\u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um breskt vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi) \u00fearftu a\u00f0 leggja fram nokkur lykilg\u00f6gn sem hluta af ums\u00f3kninni:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Gildur vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun e\u00f0a fer\u00f0askjal<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">S\u00f6nnun um fj\u00e1rhagslegan stu\u00f0ning (t.d. bankayfirlit, styrktarbr\u00e9f)<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Sta\u00f0festing \u00e1 gistingu \u00ed Bretlandi<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur berklarpr\u00f3fa (fyrir ums\u00e6kjendur fr\u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0num l\u00f6ndum)<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">L\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0ileg g\u00f6gn (fingraf\u00f6r og lj\u00f3smyndir)<\/li>\r\n \t<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\" role=\"presentation\">\u00d6nnur skj\u00f6l sem tengjast tilteknum vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarflokki \u00fe\u00ednum (t.d. r\u00e1\u00f0ningartilbo\u00f0, n\u00e1msbo\u00f0)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">\u00c1 \u00feetta kort gildist\u00edma?<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">J\u00e1, bresk vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun (dvalarleyfi) hefur gildist\u00edma. Gildist\u00edmi leyfisins er misjafn eftir tegund vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunar og a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Til d\u00e6mis geta atvinnu\u00e1ritanir gilt \u00ed allt a\u00f0 fimm \u00e1r, en n\u00e1ms\u00e1ritanir geta gilt \u00ed allt t\u00edmabili\u00f0 sem n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i\u00f0 varir.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Einnig skaltu hafa \u00ed huga a\u00f0 \u00feegar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn rennur \u00fat, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa anna\u00f0hvort a\u00f0 yfirgefa Bretland e\u00f0a s\u00e6kja um framlengingu e\u00f0a varanlegt dvalarleyfi. Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 fylgjast vandlega me\u00f0 gildist\u00edma dvalarleyfisins og gr\u00edpa til nau\u00f0synlegra a\u00f0ger\u00f0a til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda l\u00f6gm\u00e6tu dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00feinni \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Er m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 missa breska vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunina m\u00edna (dvalarleyfi)?<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">J\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er m\u00f6gulegt a\u00f0 missa \u00feitt <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/\">UK Visa-kort<\/a> (Dvalarleyfi). Ef \u00feetta gerist, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 tilkynna \u00fea\u00f0 strax og s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdtt dvalarleyfi. Ef \u00fe\u00fa gerir \u00fea\u00f0 ekki getur \u00fea\u00f0 leitt til refsinga e\u00f0a jafnvel brottv\u00edsunar.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 t\u00fdna kortinu skaltu alltaf geyma \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f6ruggan sta\u00f0 og l\u00e1na \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00f6\u00f0rum. \u00dea\u00f0 er einnig mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 tilkynna Innlendisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu um allar breytingar \u00e1 pers\u00f3nuuppl\u00fdsingum \u00fe\u00ednum e\u00f0a a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00deetta tryggir a\u00f0 dvalarleyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt haldist n\u00e1kv\u00e6mt og uppf\u00e6rt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Hversu langan t\u00edma tekur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Vinnslut\u00edmi breskra dvalarleyfis getur veri\u00f0 mismunandi eftir vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunaflokki og einst\u00f6kum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Venjulega getur \u00fea\u00f0 teki\u00f0 8 til 12 vikur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un um vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarbei\u00f0ni \u00fe\u00edna. Eftir sam\u00feykki mun BRP-i\u00f0 \u00feitt berast innan nokkurra vikna.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Get \u00e9g unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">J\u00e1, dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi gerir \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed Bretlandi ef vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun \u00fe\u00edn veitir atvinnur\u00e9ttindi. Hins vegar fer tegund vinnu og skilyr\u00f0i eftir tiltekinni vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunarflokki. Sum vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir, eins og h\u00e6fnismannavegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritunin (Skilled Worker Visa), leyfa fullt starf, \u00e1 me\u00f0an a\u00f0rar vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritanir geta sett takmarkanir \u00e1 vinnu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Get \u00e9g s\u00f3tt um breskt r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt me\u00f0 dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Eftir a\u00f0 hafa haft dvalarleyfi \u00ed Bretlandi \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0inn fj\u00f6lda \u00e1ra (venjulega fimm \u00e1r) g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt r\u00e9tt \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um \u00f3takmarka\u00f0a dvalarleyfi (Indefinite Leave to Remain, ILR), sem er lei\u00f0 til varanlegrar b\u00fasetu. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa hefur haft ILR-st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00ed a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 12 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i getur \u00fe\u00fa s\u00f3tt um breskt r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tt, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed gefnu a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa uppfyllir \u00f6nnur skilyr\u00f0i, svo sem b\u00fasetuskilyr\u00f0i og Life in the UK Test.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1173\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal.png\" alt=\"Vi\u00f0urkenndar grei\u00f0slua\u00f0fer\u00f0ir fyrir UK ETA-ums\u00f3kn - Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal.png 1173w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-1024x139.png 1024w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-768x104.png 768w, https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/payment-methods-with-paypal-18x2.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1173px) 100vw, 1173px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\r\n\r\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\">Hva\u00f0 gerist ef dvalarleyfi mitt \u00ed Bretlandi rennur \u00fat?<\/h3>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\">Ef dvalarleyfi \u00feitt \u00ed Bretlandi rennur \u00fat, \u00fearftu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um framlengingu e\u00f0a, ef \u00fe\u00fa uppfyllir skilyr\u00f0i, um \u00f3takmarka\u00f0 dvalarleyfi (Indefinite Leave to Remain, ILR). Ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir ekki um fyrir gildist\u00f6kudaginn g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa sta\u00f0i\u00f0 frammi fyrir lagalegum aflei\u00f0ingum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al m\u00f6gulegri brottv\u00edsun. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 hafa yfirs\u00fdn yfir gildist\u00edma vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritana og dvalarleyfa og s\u00e6kja um framlengingar t\u00edmanlega.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\n<h2>Opinberar heimildir og tilv\u00edsanir<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir byggir \u00e1 opinberum heimildum bresku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar. 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