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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...

UK Visa and Immigration GDPR exemptions challenged in Court

22:13 01/08/2019
Sanwar Ali comment: Even if the Judicial Review application is successful it is frequently not an effective remedy. It just means that the Government has to reconsider its decision. The Government...

UK Visas and Immigration GDPR data exemptions slammed by MPs

15:35 25/05/2018
As reported by Workpermit.com in February, UK Visas and Immigration will be exempt from new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to be introduced by the EU on 25 May, 2018. The UK government...

Taiwan sees increase in first-time in-person biometric passport applications

14:08 01/01/2012
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry announced that more than 300,000 citizens have applied for their first-time biometric passports in person this year; Now a requirement in Taiwan for all first time passport...

3000 blank passports and visas stolen in England

11:00 30/07/2008
• Media Center » Video Immigration News A security van carrying blank visas and passports was hijacked near Manchester in north England at 6:40 a.m. Monday, 28 July 2008. At least 3,000 blank...

European Union and United States discussions on traveler data, again

13:09 01/02/2007
• Watch This Video This week the European Union and the United States began to open discussions and negotiations, again, in an attempt to resolve concerns about privacy and use of sensitive personal...

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