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UIN 50242

Visas: Digital Technology

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6 May 2025

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14 May 2025 · Answer

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Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of e-visas on voters reliant on physical immigration documentation as voter ID.

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  1. 6 May 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of e-visas on voters reliant on physical immigration documentation as voter ID.

    Source: Commons

  2. 14 May 2025

    Answer

    An e-Visa is accepted as a form of identification at the polling station, as a digital version of ‘a biometric immigration document issued in accordance with regulations under section 5 of the UK Borders Act 2007’. All electors may also choose to apply to...

    Source: Written answer

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