Biometrics appointments logged for 2026 ran 4.4× the 2025 pace. This page tracks how many of them have turned into residence cards.
Source data last edited 1 Sep 2026.
The card-issuing frontier
Cards are reaching people who gave biometrics on
8 Jan 2026.
That is the newest appointment date in the 2026 cohort known to have a card in hand. It took
230 days from biometrics to card, and 3 people who gave biometrics on or before that date are still waiting — the queue is not strictly first-in, first-out.
9
ARI cards granted
of 248 appointments in 2026
248
2026 biometrics appointments
223 done, 25 still upcoming
214
still waiting for a card
median 195 days since biometrics
225d
median biometrics → card
range 125–230 days, n=9
Biometrics appointments by month
63
72
40
20
16
10
11
2
8
6
32
41
31
14
Jan 26
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Jan 27
F
M
A
completed scheduled ahead118 already booked into 2027
Where the 2026 cohort stands
Card in hand94%
Approved — awaiting payment or card9840%
Biometrics done — awaiting approval11747%
Appointment still ahead of them2410%
Biometrics location — 2026 appointments already held