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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

BIZARRE: Revealed ministers to postpone full shift to evisas next month - What They Never Told You

Seema Malhotra, the minister for migration and citizenship
Seema Malhotra, the minister for migration and citizenship, is looking to postpone the full rollout after officials pointed out a series of problems. Photograph: Richard Gardner/Rex/Shutterstock

Ministers are to postpone a full shift to eVisas next month after concerns that UK residents could be stranded abroad because of glitches in the system, the Guardian has learned.

It follows complaints from applicants who have failed to gain access to the new digital immigration system so they can demonstrate they have a right to return to their homes in the UK.

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