The UK government had the audacity to claim eVisas as 'successful' despite:

πŸ”΄ Data errors preventing migrants from accessing services, housing or work.

πŸ”΄ Technical errors, including refugees being unable to link travel documents and people unable to even set-up an account.

πŸ”΄ Migrants having to use expired documents, putting people at risk of being denied entry to the UK.

πŸ”΄ Lack of Home Office support.

We've long warned that the UK's eVisa scheme could create another Windrush scandal.

Flawed data and systems can corrupt a person's immigration status, especially as there's no offline way to prove it.

Plugging eVisas into immigration enforcement will only result in migrants being deported incorrectly.

Tell your MP eVisas must not be used for immigration raids!

➑️ action.openrightsgroup.org/wri

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