Plowing ahead with a system riddled with technical and data errors risks creating another Windrush scandal.
Rather than being dragged to court, the UK government could've allowed physical documents as well as digital proof of the right to be in the UK.
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The eVisa judicial review will hear that the digital and online-only scheme is unlawful.
Without a physical copy of their immigration status, migrants are at risk of losing access to housing, services and work.
Despite being warned since before implementation, the UK Home Office has done nothing.
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The UK government has blamed legacy IT systems for data breaches.
They've admitted there were 48 legacy systems that formed the basis for the eVisa scheme.
Despite warnings, the Home Office has refused to slow down, stop and revise this system. This can't go on.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/uk_afghan_breach_probe/
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The failings of the UK Home Office to manage the eVisa system have caused real world damage to people's lives.
This requires the Information Commissioner’s Office to uphold data protection – which, as yet, they haven't done.
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19 civil society organisations have called on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to formally investigate data protection breaches and accessibility issues arising as a result of the Home Office’s eVisa scheme.
In our latest Migrant Digital Justice Newsletter we covered all things eVisa and its overall dreadfulness.
Plus, the launch of our digital rights toolkit for migrants to find out what data is held about them and how to challenge errors.
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ORG collaborated on a recent report that revealed the emotional harm caused by digital immigration status.
Migrants are reliant on a faulty system to prove their right to live and work in the UK, which costs them greatly in their daily lives.
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ORG has long warned that the botched UK eVisa scheme could create another Windrush scandal.
Flawed data and systems can corrupt a person's immigration status, especially as there's no offline way to prove it.
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What's the problem? Until recently, migrants from outside the EU had physical documents to prove that they and their families could live, work or study in the UK. These could be physical cards or stamps or stickers in their passports. The Home Office planned to replace these physical documents with e-Visas by the end of December 2024. These plans failed and now millions of people are having to use expired documents to prove their right to be in the UK.
ORG has called on the ICO to investigate data breaches and accessibility issues resulting from the UK eVisa scheme.
19 civil society groups have demanded action on the failure to assess and mitigate the harms experienced by migrants.
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This year, ORG exposed the harms of the UK eVisa scheme ⚠️
Errors and glitches in this system have left migrants unable to prove their immigration status.
ORG calls on the Home Office to provide physical proof to alleviate anxiety.
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