Resource Type: Digitalisation

Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association Working Group on Digitalisation

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Getting through the UK border faster (15 April 2026).

Information added about rejection at eGates due to lack of digital permission.
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Check if you can get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) (9 April 2026).

An ETA can now be used to travel to Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, as well as the UK.
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Using the ‘UK ETA’ app (9 April 2026).

An ETA can now be used to travel to Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, as well as the UK.
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Common travel area (immigration staff guidance) (9 April 2026).

Updated to include Crown Dependency issued electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for travel to the UK, and amendments to the ETA requirements for travel from the Crown Dependencies to the UK.
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Travel documents – no time limit: caseworker guidance (7 April 2026).

Updated to reflect that certificates of entitlement to the right of abode are now digital documents, and to consolidate references to changes that happened in 2024.
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eVisa: community support for vulnerable people (31 March 2026).

Government funding for organisations that helped people set up a UKVI account and link their eVisa ended on 31 March 2026. Page updated with how you can get help.
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UKVI External Relations March 2026 newsletter (31 March 2026)

The March 2026 Stakeholder newsletter from UKVI’s External Relations Team can be downloaded below. It provides information under the following headings:
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Using the ‘UK ETA’ app (20 March 2026).

Added links to videos on how to scan a passport biometric chip and how to take a suitable digital photo.
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Using the ‘EU Exit: ID Document Check’ app (20 March 2026).

Added links to videos on how to scan a passport biometric chip and how to take a suitable digital photo.