NEW REPORT: Digital immigration status is causing deep anxiety.
Migrants are reliant on a faulty system to prove their right to live and work in the UK.
A fear of making mistakes and dealing with errors costs them greatly in their daily lives.
Read more ⬇️
#migrants #migrantrights #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol #eVisa
"The [UK] Home Office failed to assess the risks that a digital-only [eVisa] scheme brings, particularly for those who are vulnerable, older, or disabled. It is also misleading in its assessment of the scheme as digital by default.”
🗣️ @sarahalsherif for ORG
Read more about our open letter to the ICO signed by 19 civil society groups ⬇️
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/12/ico_home_office_evisa/
#ico #evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
The open letter also argues that the UK Home Office failed to assess or mitigate:
🔴 Risk of face images being used for matching, automated checks or shared with third parties that may combine them with other datasets.
🔴 Risks to people without smartphones or who are digitally excluded because of disability, their age or socio-economic reasons.
🔴 Risks to people subject to partner coercion.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
The UK Home Office has failed migrants.
The eVisa scheme is founded on an incomplete and misleading Data Protection Impact Assessment, meaning foreseeable risks were not mitigated.
ORG has brought together 19 civil society groups to call on the ICO to formally investigate the resulting data protection breaches and accessibility issues.
Read our open letter ⬇️
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
People have found inaccurate personal details on their eVisas, including photos, names, visa end dates or even passport numbers.
The glitchy system has left people unable to prove their right to work, rent, study, travel, or access essential services.
The ICO must investigate the UK eVisa scheme.
#evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #homeoffice #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK eVisa scheme has unravelled with avoidable consequences to the lives of migrants.
One thing the Home Office can do is to introduce a secure physical backup that's accessible offline in the event of digital system failure.
Write to your MP ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-allow-physical-proof-immigration-status
#evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #homeoffice #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol
The botched UK eVisa scheme needs to be investigated.
The Home Office failed to assess the risks of a digital-only scheme. As a result, migrants have experienced widespread data errors, inaccessible design and technical failures.
Read about our open letter to the ICO ⬇️
#evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #homeoffice #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol
People have found inaccurate personal details on their eVisas, including photos, names, visa end dates or even passport numbers.
The glitchy system has left people unable to prove their right to work, rent, study, travel, or access essential services.
The ICO must investigate the UK eVisa scheme.
#evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #homeoffice #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol
The botched UK eVisa scheme needs to be investigated.
The Home Office failed to assess the risks of a digital-only scheme. As a result, migrants have experienced widespread data errors, inaccessible design and technical failures.
Read about our open letter to the ICO ⬇️
#evisa #migrants #migrantrights #immigration #homeoffice #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol
The open letter also argues that the UK Home Office failed to assess or mitigate:
🔴 Risk of face images being used for matching, automated checks or shared with third parties that may combine them with other datasets.
🔴 Risks to people without smartphones or who are digitally excluded because of disability, their age or socio-economic reasons.
🔴 Risks to people subject to partner coercion.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
"“In its DPIA, the [UK] Home Office failed to assess the risks that a digital only scheme brings."
“If the Home Office had identified some of these risks [of the eVisa scheme], migrants may not have experienced the same levels of distress and hardship that we have seen over the last year."
"The Information Commissioner's Office must investigate.”
🗣️ @sarahalsherif for ORG.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice #ico
The open letter also argues that the UK Home Office failed to assess or mitigate:
🔴 Risk of face images being used for matching, automated checks or shared with third parties that may combine them with other datasets.
🔴 Risks to people without smartphones or who are digitally excluded because of disability, their age or socio-economic reasons.
🔴 Risks to people subject to partner coercion.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
The UK eVisa scheme has been riddled with data errors. This represents a huge breach of sensitive data and a system failure.
Migrants are prevented from proving their legal status and locked out of accounts with little Home Office support.
They can't prove their right to work, rent, study, travel or access services. The DPIA should have identified and mitigated these risks.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
"“In its DPIA, the [UK] Home Office failed to assess the risks that a digital only scheme brings."
“If the Home Office had identified some of these risks [of the eVisa scheme], migrants may not have experienced the same levels of distress and hardship that we have seen over the last year."
"The Information Commissioner's Office must investigate.”
🗣️ @sarahalsherif for ORG.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice #ico
The UK Home Office can take immediate steps to reduce the anxiety that migrants are experiencing.
Migrants need the safety of a physical or digital back up so they can prove their status in any circumstances.
Write to your MP to stop the eVisa scandal ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-allow-physical-proof-immigration-status
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice #ico
The UK Home Office has failed migrants.
The eVisa scheme is founded on an incomplete and misleading Data Protection Impact Assessment, meaning foreseeable risks were not mitigated.
ORG has brought together 19 civil society groups to call on the ICO to formally investigate the resulting data protection breaches and accessibility issues.
Read our open letter ⬇️
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
The UK eVisa scheme is a digital-only system that checks immigration status in real time.
The DPIA is misleading. It claims eVisas are part of a 'digital by default' transformation that people can choose to use.
But it removes all physical documentation and users can't opt out of digital methods.
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
The UK Home Office has failed migrants.
The eVisa scheme is founded on an incomplete and misleading Data Protection Impact Assessment, meaning foreseeable risks were not mitigated.
ORG has brought together 19 civil society groups to call on the ICO to formally investigate the resulting data protection breaches and accessibility issues.
Read our open letter ⬇️
#dataprotection #gdpr #evisa #immigration #migrants #migrantrights #ico #ukpolitics #ukpol #homeoffice
The UK eVisa scheme is the Windrush scandal on repeat.
Migrants are finding themselves unable to prove their legal right to be in the UK.
But there's a simple solution to this mess: allow physical proof of immigration status.
Write to your MP (UK) ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-allow-physical-proof-immigration-status
#evisa #migrantrights #migrants #immigration #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK eVisa system is beset with problems.
New research highlights the human cost of these hostile digital systems that are flawed by design.
Root and branch reform is needed as the government intends to rollout digital ID to everyone in the UK.
Read more ⬇️
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636198/Error-prone-eVisa-system-a-precursor-of-digital-ID
#evisa #migrantrights #migrants #immigration #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK eVisa system is beset with problems.
New research highlights the human cost of these hostile digital systems that are flawed by design.
Root and branch reform is needed as the government intends to rollout digital ID to everyone in the UK.
Read more ⬇️
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636198/Error-prone-eVisa-system-a-precursor-of-digital-ID
#evisa #migrantrights #migrants #immigration #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK eVisa scheme is the Windrush scandal on repeat.
Migrants are finding themselves unable to prove their legal right to be in the UK.
But there's a simple solution to this mess: allow physical proof of immigration status.
Write to your MP (UK) ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-mp-allow-physical-proof-immigration-status
#evisa #migrantrights #migrants #immigration #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
