Vanessa Ganguin writes an article explaining the eVisa and the digitalisation of immigration
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Vanessa Ganguin’s latest article in Startups Magazine is on the digitalisation of UK Immigration and covers all you need to know about the changes.
The digital transformation of the UK’s immigration system will have consequences for employers and employees. Our clients are making sure they are up to speed with the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) and the eVisa. The ETA is an electronic form that visitors who don’t need to apply for a prior visa will now have to fill to visit the UK, while the eVisa is replacing physical evidence of immigration status for accessing rights such as employment, rent, travel to the UK, health and welfare.
If you have any issues with these or other UK immigration matters, please feel free to contact our lawyers on +44(0)207 033 9527 or enquiries@vanessaganguin.com.
To mitigate teething problems with a digital transformation of the magnitude of the eVisa, glitches and delays that have started making headlines, Immigration Minister Seema Malhotra has announced that people with valid immigration status will still be able to use their expired BRPs if need be to generate a share code to prove their right to work.
People with a biometric residence permit (BRP) or EUSS biometric residence card (BRC) that expired on or after 31 December 2024, and who continue to hold underlying immigration status, will be allowed to continue to use their expired document for international travel up to and including 1 June 2025. However from the 2 June 2025 – a date to be kept under review – expired BRPs and EUSS BRCs will no longer be acceptable evidence of immigration status when travelling to the UK.
I would advise anyone with an expired BRP to continue travelling with it in the early part of 2025, as this will add to the range of checking options. It may also be worth checking you can generate an eVisa share code before travel as these are valid for up to 90 days.
You can read the article in Startups Magazine below, as well as our latest update on eVisas and the ETA, with dates of implementation and how to apply. If in doubt about these or any UK immigration issues, please do contact us.