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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

High court hears case of Afghan family unable to get to UK without biometrics

An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in June 2021.
An employee scans the eyes of a woman for data needed to apply for a passport in Kabul in June 2021. British visa processing centres are now closed in Afghanistan. Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP

A family in hiding in Afghanistan who are eligible for sanctuary in the UK but are unable to escape because they can’t get biometrics done in their home country have taken their case to the high court.

The case highlights the differential treatment given to those fleeing conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan over biometrics requirements.

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