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The Overseas Visitors Registration Office (OVRO) is the place to visit in Gwent if you live in Gwent and have been required to register with the police, an essential part of many foreign nationals’ visa conditions.
Our address is:
OVRO
Gwent Police Headquarters
Llantarnam Park Way
Llantarnam
Cwmbran
NP44 3FW
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You can make your appointment online, or call us on 01633 838111 extension 710-3707. Please don't visit without an appointment. Click 'Start' at the bottom of this page to complete our quick and simple online form.
Please check what to bring with you.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 12pm and 2pm to 3.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: closed
UK public holidays and bank holidays: closed
You must visit us to register and get your police registration certificate (PRC) within seven days of arriving in Gwent. This is important, because if you don't you may face:
We'll post your PRC to you by recorded delivery within seven days after you've attended your appointment.
Unsure if you need to register? Read our advice for first time visitors: who needs to register as a foreign national?
If you change any of your personal or contact details whilst studying or working in Gwent, you'll need to make an appointment with us using our online form; click 'start at the bottom of this page.
See reporting a change in circumstances or new visa to find out more about your particular change.
You must report any of the following changes within seven days:
If you're already registered with another force and you move to Gwent, you now need to update your certificate by making an appointment to register with us, as above.
If you've lost your police registration certificate, please make an appointment in the same way. We'll ask you about why and how you lost it, before we can consider issuing you a new one.
Please see our full checklist of what to bring with you when you visit us.