Yesterday, the Home Office announced that all BRP holders can apply for an eVisa online. Until now, only BRP holders who received a personal invitation or who received instructions in their visa application approval email were eligible to apply for an eVisa.
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The eVisa roll-out involves the replacement of physical immigration documents with digital immigration status. The initiative was launched under the previous Government with a target completion date of 31 December 2024.
The Home Office updated their eVisa guidance to reflect this change.
We are happy to answer any questions you may have about this development. We can also assist with any internal communications you may wish to send to your employees to explain what action is required before the deadline. Please get in touch with your usual Lewis Silkin immigration team contact.
Employers should review their right to work processes to make sure that they will retain the statutory excuse after 31 December 2024. Keep a look-out for our ‘quick guide’ to repeat right to work checks, which will be published on our Insights page shortly.
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