Rollout of eVisas ‘could drag 200,000 people into Windrush-style scandal’

Fears raised that those without immigration details on computer systems could become undocumented as Home Office digitises records

Up to 200,000 people who have lived in the UK legally for decades are at risk of being caught up in a Windrush-style scandal because the Home Office does not know their whereabouts or have their details on government computer systems.

There are fears that some in this group will face a serious risk of being left undocumented as the Home Office converts immigration records from paper to digital.