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Proof of UK immigration status affected by e-passport gates

20:51 15/08/2020
Comments by Sanwar Ali : Especially after the Windrush scandal there must be a great deal of concern about record keeping by the Home Office. Can we really trust UK Visas and Immigration to behave...

Canada to require biometric data with some visa applications from 2013

11:18 14/12/2012
Jason Kenney, the Canadian Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, has announced that Canada will soon require people from 29 countries and from the Palestinian Territory to...

Biometric permits now mandatory for all staying in UK for 6 months or more

10:34 10/12/2012
From 1st December 2012, anyone granted permission to stay in the UK for over six months must apply for a biometric residence permit. These new requirements will, the UKBA says, enable 'employers and...

UK Immigration opens biometric clinics on Borneo

15:10 23/08/2012
The UK Border Agency has opened two mobile biometric clinics in the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, which are both situated on the island of Borneo. One clinic opened in Kuching, Sarawak on...

UK Immigration to open biometric clinic in Kazakhstan

13:46 16/08/2012
The UK Border Agency has announced that it will begin a new mobile biometric clinic service in west Kazakhstan beginning on 17 th August 2012. The service will be run in partnership with VFS Global...

UK Border Force report finding fewer fake UK passports

18:19 08/08/2012
The number of fake passports detected at UK ports and airports has nearly halved in the past five years, according to new statistics. UK border officials found 1,858 forgeries last year compared to 3...

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