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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...

Passport exit immigration checks now in force at UK borders and ports

15:02 23/04/2015
A new scheme is being phased in at UK border crossings, so that UK immigration can collect data on all passengers leaving the country. The information is obtained by staff working for airlines, ferry...

UK immigration may introduce fast stream passport checks for VIPs

11:38 19/09/2012
The acting head of the UK Border Force (the UKBF), Brian Moore, told the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee that the organisation is considering the introduction of a fast stream at...

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...

UKBA to offer one-time mobile biometric clinic in Antigua & Barbuda

9:05 11/05/2012
The UK Border Agency will provide visa applicants from Antigua & Barbuda with a local Mobile Biometric Clinic on 18 May 2012. The one-time mobile biometric clinic will be located in St John's,...

French President to reinstate passport checks if EU borders not tightened

17:16 10/04/2012
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to reinstate passport checks for all EU citizens arriving in France if EU countries fail to properly secure their borders against illegal immigrants...

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