Cookie Declaration

How UK Visas and Immigration (visa.gov.uk.goplex.me) uses cookies. Last updated MMXXVI.

What we store

This portal uses only strictly-necessary cookies. They are required for the site to function (signing in, authorising visa fees and protecting forms) and cannot be switched off. We set no analytics, advertising, or cross-site tracking cookies, and we never share cookie data with third parties.

Cookie Purpose Type Expires

VISASESSID Keeps you signed in for the duration of your visit. Holds a session identifier only — no personal data is stored in the cookie itself. Marked Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite=Lax, and sent only to visa.gov.uk.goplex.me. Strictly necessary When you close your browser (session); sign-in lapses after an hour

csrf (in session) A per-session token that protects forms — including the “Authorise payment” button — against cross-site request forgery. Held server-side within your session. Strictly necessary With the session

Cookie	Purpose	Type	Expires
`VISASESSID`	Keeps you signed in for the duration of your visit. Holds a session identifier only — no personal data is stored in the cookie itself. Marked Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite=Lax, and sent only to visa.gov.uk.goplex.me.	Strictly necessary	When you close your browser (session); sign-in lapses after an hour
`csrf` (in session)	A per-session token that protects forms — including the “Authorise payment” button — against cross-site request forgery. Held server-side within your session.	Strictly necessary	With the session

A first-visit notice preference is remembered in your browser's localStorage (not a cookie), so the banner stays dismissed without storing anything extra.

Your login

You sign in here with your GoplexMC in-game account — the username and password you set with /register (2k6Auth). The password is checked directly by this portal; it keeps its own first-party session cookie on visa.gov.uk.goplex.me and does not share it with the other in-game GOV.UK sites, each of which asks you to sign in separately. See the Owen2k6 Network for network-wide policies.