The iPaper: Home Office eVisa failures leave thousands ‘unable to work or leave UK’
Foreign nationals have been wrongly charged for NHS treatment and incorrectly told they have been given refugee status, according to campaigners
Problems with the Home Office digitised immigration system have left foreign nationals unable to prove their right to work and wrongly informed they have received refugee status, a new report says.
EU citizens’ campaign group the3million says thousands of people have been affected by flaws with eVisas, which were rolled out last year.
Reports made to the group include people stranded abroad after being refused entry on flights, wrongly charged for NHS treatment, and denied benefits as their eVisa incorrectly stated they could not access public funds.
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