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The British government has decided to postpone the implementation of the digital e-visa by replacing the biometric card by a few months. After the problem in the e-visa rollout, the Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the deadline for the implementation of the new rules to at least March 31.
The government had earlier announced that the Biometric Residence Card (BRC) and Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which have the right to live, work and receive benefits in the UK, will remain valid only until December 31. A rule has been introduced to change the mandatory e-visa for those who have a visa after December 31.
Raju Thapa, Solicitor of London-based Everest Law Firm, said that if the government extends the deadline for e-visa change, there will be some relief. "Especially now there is confusion among former Gurkha elderly people about e-visa," Thapa said. He said that those who have a visa sticker or ILR in their old passport should apply for NTIL at the Home Office and change the e-visa after it is approved.
The government is going to allow travel with an expired BRP card until the end of March, but legal experts suggest changing the e-visa as soon as possible. The Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed that airlines will also allow passengers to travel with UK residence permit cards that have expired by March 31.
Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday that more than 6 million people have used e-visa and since the change was announced, 31 million more have applied. Immigration Minister Seema Malhotra has admitted that opening UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) online accounts is inconvenient for the few people who have lost their BRP cards and have no other identification documents.
Minister Malhotra has informed the British Parliament that the government has made arrangements to automatically create a UKVI account for such applicants and newly recognized refugees from November 1.
An e-Visa is an online record showing a person's immigration status. The Ministry of Home Affairs says that e-Visas are safe as they are not subject to physical loss, theft or damage. The government believes it will also make it easier and faster to verify your immigration status at the UK border or with employers and landlords.
