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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Up to 700,000 migrants do not have UK eVisas, days before deadline

Passengers queue for the UK Border control at Heathrow Airport in London
Problems with the eVisa system have meant some people have been delayed travelling to the UK. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Hundreds of thousands of people have still not registered for eVisas, leaving them without the means to prove their immigration status just days before the final deadline.

The Home Office is replacing physical identity documents for millions of migrants with online information, which can be used for traveland the right to work and rent a home.

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