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Immigration Service Delivery (ISD), previously named the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), was established in 2005 in order to provide a ‘one stop shop’ in relation to asylum, immigration, citizenship and visas. [1]
Foreign nationals should set up a UKVI account to access their eVisa before the 31 December deadline. Their online account will then be linked to their physical travel documents, such as a ...
On 10 September 2024 the UK government announced the following ETA start dates for visa-free nationalities (except Ireland): [9] Nationalities that may apply from 5 March 2025 to travel to the UK with an ETA from 2 April 2025:
The UKVI's role has widened in the aftermath of Brexit. In January 2021, the UK implemented a new points-based immigration system, and EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens who resided in the UK must have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after the Brexit transition period.
The Home Office's main counterparts in Northern Ireland are: Department of Justice (policing, public order and community safety) Northern Ireland Office (national security in Northern Ireland) [24] The Department of Justice is accountable to the Northern Ireland Executive, whereas the Northern Ireland Office is a UK government department.
The EU Settlement Scheme applies to all EU, EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the United Kingdom prior to its departure from the European Union, and their family members. . Relevant nationals who are not in their own right British nationals, or who do not already have indefinite leave to enter the UK or indefinite leave to remain in the UK, and who wish to remain in the United Kingdom, are ...
GOV.UK Verify was an identity assurance system developed by the British Government Digital Service (GDS) which was in operation between May 2016 and April 2023. The system was intended to provide a single trusted login across all British government digital services, verifying the user's identity in 15 minutes. [1]
The government argued that the existing visa options are sufficient for international students in Scotland, and noted that, "Applying different immigration rules to different parts of the UK would complicate the immigration system, harming its integrity, and cause difficulties for employers with a presence in more than one part of the UK."