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<p>An individual must, in most circumstances, provide their biometrics, in the form
of a facial image and fingerprints, when applying for a visa or a biometric immigration
document before they come to the UK. This is to ensure we can confirm their identity
and fix them to it, and to conduct background security checks to establish whether
they pose a threat to public safety. Anyone who is unable to travel to a visa application
centre to enrol their biometrics can contact UKVI to request we defer or waive the
requirement for them to provide their biometric information. Officials will not normally
defer or waive the requirement to provide biometric information, unless their circumstances
are so compelling as to make them exceptional. We would ordinarily expect an applicant
who is in a country with a visa application centre, such as Turkey, to be allowed
to travel within that country to complete their application.</p>
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