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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Chaminda Jayanetti

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Uk rollout of evisas could leave non eu migrants vulnerable | History Defined

Home Office immigration enforcement officers
Home Office immigration enforcement officers. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

The government is pressing ahead with a digital visa scheme to prove the residency rights of millions of people from outside the EU without having completed the necessary checks, campaigners are warning.

The Home Office said in response to a freedom of information request from the Observer that it had not yet completed an equality impact assessment into the rollout of eVisas, despite launching the changeover last April.

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