#evisa — Public Fediverse posts

ORG calls on the UK Information Commissioner's Office "to begin a formal investigation into data protection breaches and accessibility issues with the [eVisa] scheme."

“Migrants are being failed by the Home Office, which didn’t properly assess the risks of a digital-only roll-out."

🗣️ ORG's @sarahalsherif.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366642365/UK-data-watchdog-accused-of-dragging-feet-on-eVisa-investigation

#eVisa #ico #homeoffice #dataprotection #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol

19 civil society groups wrote to the ICO last year, warning of widespread data errors, inaccessible design and systemic technical failures with eVisas.

This has left migrants facing real difficulties in their day-to-day lives.

But ICO are dragging their feet while people suffer.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/civil-society-urges-the-ico-to-investigate-the-home-offices-failing-evisa-system/

#eVisa #ico #homeoffice #dataprotection #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol

https://www.europesays.com/africa/208350/ This African Country Just Made It Easy For Americans To Visit For The First Time #AfricaTravel #EVisa #Ghana #VisaRules

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#eVisa #VietnamTravel #TurkeyTravel #SriLankaTravel #CambodiaTravel

https://www.europesays.com/africa/90328/ UK to Issue eVisas to Nigerian Travellers in 2026 #abuja #BritishHighCommission #DigitalVisa #EVisa #EVisaNigeria #eVisas #Immigration #Nigeria #NigerianTravellers #TravelToUK #UkEvisa #UKImmigration #UkTravel #UKVisa #UKVisasAndImmigration #UKVI #VisaApplication

https://www.europesays.com/africa/85055/ Morocco’s Tourist Surge: A Focus on Indian Travellers #DestinationWeddings #EVisa #GroupTours #IndianTourism #IndianTravellers #MICE #MNTO #Morocco #TravelGrowth #VisitorArrivals

Tourism in Tajikistan: Five Years of Progress and Persistent Barriers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://timesca.com/tourism-in-tajikistan-five-years-of-progress-and-persistent-barriers/

#Somaliland's #VisaOnArrival policy for all 193 @un member states contrasts sharply with #Somalia's #EVisa system. Baqdaadi's article highlights how SL leverages its #VisaPolicy to boost #Tourism, #Investment, & its pursuit of #InternationalRecognition.

https://saxafimedia.com/somalia-e-visa-system-somaliland-visa-on-arrival/

For a year, we've asked the UK Home Office to allow migrants to use a physicaI ID to prove their right to be in the UK.

This latest eVisa fiasco shows why this is urgently needed.

Write to your MP to demand this change ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-allow-physical-proof-immigration-status

#migrants #migrantdigitaljustice #evisa #immigration #digitalrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #hostileenvironment

The UK eVisa scheme gets even worse.

Migrants have been made to get an eVisa and then get told it's not accepted as valid ID or proof of immigration status!

This hostile scheme is pushing people into uncertainty and risks creating another Windrush scandal.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/30/uk-government-agency-not-accepting-evisas-as-id-from-job-applicants

#migrants #migrantdigitaljustice #evisa #immigration #digitalrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #hostileenvironment

ORG published our 'e-Visas: Hostile and Broken' report about the UK Home Office's flawed e-Visa scheme.

We warned that an online-only proof of status could create a digital Windrush scandal, leading to the scheme's roll-out being delayed.

We hope this will be an opportunity to bring in changes that will ensure people can prove their immigration status in any circumstance.

➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/broken-e-visa-scheme-could-lead-to-digital-windrush-scandal/

#ORG2024 #eVisa #immigration #HostileEnvironment #digitalrights #migrants #ukpolitics

Heh, latest in the UK #eVisa situation - they're basically telling people to get a share-code from the eVisa system when entering the UK "just in case". So there's now a new generic "prove my immigration status" share-code option.

The checker gets to select one of these reasons they're checking a share-code:

* a driving licence
* a student loan
* education or training
* a global or european health insurance card
* personal finance (including bank and building society accounts, loans, credit cards and mortgages)
* homelessness assistance or council housing
* another reason

I don't know if all these things needed immigration status checks before, I didn't have to do anything to prove immigration status for any of my last few bank accounts or driving licence renewal, and Kat didn't need to for her learner permit.

So I assume the #HostileEnvironment is being expanded.

Also, homeless people who cannot prove their right to be in the UK won't be able to get "assistance"?

New Post: Evisa System Update: Biometric Residence Permit Holders Can Now Apply For An Evisa https://immigrationbarrister.co.uk/evisa-system-update-biometric-residence-permit-holders-can-now-apply-for-an-evisa/ #VisaApplications #BRP #eVisa #eVisaSystem #UKVisas