Revealed: ministers to postpone full shift to eVisas next month

Exclusive: fears that UK residents could be stranded abroad due to system glitches prompts rethink

Ministers are to postpone a full shift to eVisas next month after concerns that UK residents could be stranded abroad because of glitches in the system, the Guardian has learned.

It follows complaints from applicants who have failed to gain access to the new digital immigration system so they can demonstrate they have a right to return to their homes in the UK.