Rollout of eVisas ‘could drag 200,000 people into Windrush-style scandal’

Many of those affected are thought to be older or digitally illiterate people who came to the UK in the 1970s and 80s. Photograph: Heloise/Alamy

Up to 200,000 people who have lived in the UK legally for decades are at risk of being caught up in a Windrush-style scandal because the Home Office does not know their whereabouts or have their details on government computer systems.

There are fears that some in this group will face a serious risk of being left undocumented as the Home Office converts immigration records from paper to digital.