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UK immigration: Britain to trial contactless digital border

11:39 28/07/2022
UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has announced plans to trial a new, secure, contactless digital border as part of future plans for the UK Border. It’s understood that the Home Office is set to begin...

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...

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...

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...

New Zealand immigration biometrics for all applicants

18:54 28/10/2011
New Zealand immigration officials announced recently that they will now be using biometric data scans for all visa applications submitted. Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman announced the changes...

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...

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