UK government agency not accepting eVisas as ID from job applicants

<p>Home Office says system changes needed at SIA to allow eVisas, prompting fears of another Windrush-type scandal</p><p>The Home Office-sponsored agency that licenses hundreds of thousands of security guards has become the latest to confirm that it will not accept <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/16/uk-evisa-home-office-deadline-immigration">newly introduced eVisas</a> from job applicants, the Guardian has learned.</p><p>eVisas are designed to replace physical biometric residence permits that show proof of the right to reside, rent, work and claim benefits. However, the rollout has been beset with difficulties.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/30/uk-government-agency-not-accepting-evisas-as-id-from-job-applicants">Continue reading...</a>