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On 4 December 2023 the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, announced future changes to visa rules in what he described as a “five-point plan” to reduce Some of the changes have come into force and most of the rest will by 11 April 2024, in accordance with two sets of changes to the Immigration Rules released on 19 February and 14 March. What are the five changes?
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Employment and ImmigrationThe Home Office implemented a new identity document validation technology (IDVT) from 6 April 2022. The new digital right to work check tool will allow employers to verify identity of individuals through an Identity Service Provider (IDSP). An employer will be able to rely on a verified identity from a certified IDSP for the purposes of claiming a statutory excuse against being liable for an illegal working civil penalty. Newsletter October 2021New changes to the UK’s entry requirements mean that EU, EEA or Swiss nationals can no longer enter the UK using national ID cards and will instead be required to show a passport to be granted entry to the UK. The new rules came into effect on 1st October 2021 and could impact over 200 million Europeans who have ID cards but do not have passports. ID cards have been used by European nationals to travel throughout Europe for a substantial amount of time, the UK was only one of few countries that didn’t issue ID cards. This means that many European citizens do not have passports and concern is growing that the need for passports just for the UK could deter visitors and negatively impact the tourism industry.
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