Question follow-through · 12488

Immigration: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) accuracy and (b) reliability of personal immigration status information generated by the Government View and Prove system; and what safeguar

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
6 Nov 2024
Answer
12 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) accuracy and (b) reliability of personal immigration status information generated by the Government View and Prove system; and what safeguar

  2. 6 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The transition towards eVisas is already underway, with millions of people already receiving and using eVisas successfully, by logging into the View and Prove service using their UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.While most people are able to use th...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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