Amnesty UK letter to UK Visas and Immigration concerning policy to end use of physical documentation as evidence of immigration status

In June 2021, Amnesty UK wrote to the Immigration Minister raising concerns about the proposal to end by 2025 all use of physical documentation as a means to prove someone's immigration status.

In June 2024, we were made aware of a detailed letter by the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) concerning this policy, setting out several concerns of ILPA members and others based on their and their clients' experiences.

This letter was, therefore, sent to express our general support for the ILPA letter and shared concerns, and to remind the Home Office of the concerns we had previously shared with them about this same subject three years ago.