The UK’s digital-only immigration system is putting people at risk. New report from @the3million.bsky.social show eVisa errors, technical issues & inability to prove your rights. Our latest article breaks down the legal consequences and what must change 👇 www.seraphus.co.uk/knowledge-ce...

⚡In our latest blog post, Kaelynn Narita, Research and Policy Manager @the3million.bsky.social, sets out the widespread issues besetting #eVisa holders and calls for urgent action to be taken 🚨 Read more 👇 ilpa.org.uk/the-digital-...

📢 Migrant Workers’ Rights – National Emergency Demonstration Are you tired of our migrant communities being spoken about but never listened to? ✊ Join the demonstration in Birmingham organised by @regulariseuk.bsky.social @jcwi-uk.bsky.social @migrantsrights.bsky.social on 13th Dec in Birmingham.

Did you know that thousands of migrants are being forced to wait over ten years until they can permanently settle in the UK? And if this Government has their way, over a million more people will be trapped in this decade-long wait. Spread the word. Share this video now. youtube.com/shorts/WDuan...

🙋 Information is power 👭 Get your voice heard 🀛 Connect with others Join our mailing list: the3million.org.uk/subscribe

The system that we all rely on to prove our immigration status in the UK...is down right now. There is no alternative, no physical back-up, so no way of showing your employer, your landlord, or anyone else that you have the right to live here.

Liudmyla (78) was stranded for days at Krakow airport, not allowed to come back home to the UK. She'd spent 25 hours on a bus from Ukraine, and despite having the right to live here, she was denied boarding. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

The new absence rules for pre-settled status holders have come in: people are eligible for settled status if they have been resident in the UK for 30 months out of the last 60 months. Use our absence calculator to figure out how many absences you've had: the3million.org.uk/absence-calc...

Looking forward to taking your questions tonight in our webinar on changes to the absence policy for pre-settled status holders. Over 300 of you already registered! Join us from 6pm 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We were thrilled to win at the 2024 #EmpowerEUAwards! It was an honour to recognised for our work highlighting issues that are important to EU citizens in the UK. Now it's your turn - nominations for 2025 are open! Nominate a project that deserves the spotlight: #EmpowerEUAwards shorturl.at/9wiHg

🚨 WE WON!! Absence rules for people with pre-settled status are changing: absences of up to 2.5 years in 5 years are allowed. 🧵

"Pregnancy is tough, and the added stress made it much worse" - Yasin would have been left homeless within a matter of weeks without our support with her eVisa. Issues are rife, leaving people with no way of proving their immigration status: www.computerweekly.com/news/3666253...

Today is a pivotal day for bi-national couples and families: for the first time people on the spouse/partner visa route were listened to by a Committee that wanted to learn what life is really like when you want to live in the UK and were moved by what we read in the report #FamiliesBelongTogether🧵

Big news! We’ve secured a debate in Parliament on child poverty next week. We need your help to get your MP in the room to speak out about No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), one of the most harmful policies facing migrant families. 📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...

Reminder that EU citizens in the UK with rights protected under the withdrawal agreement can report issues they experience with their legal status to @the3million.bsky.social at this page: the3million.org.uk/report-it

Júlia followed every rule, but the UK’s immigration system trapped her in bureaucratic limbo for 7 months. Now, she faces being forced to leave. This is the reality of an immigration system that isn’t working. We can do better. Read her full story: the3million.org.uk/julia-story

✊ Fantastic to bring together dozens of community members from every corner of the UK to take part in a Mass Lobby to Fix Digital-Only Status!

Our own Dr Gilberto Estrada Harris joined Monday’s #MassLobby with @the3million.bsky.social, urging MPs to review the failing #eVisa system. He was also interviewed by @agenciaefe.bsky.social: www.swissinfo.ch/spa/grupos-p... #DigitalStatus #ThisIsOurHome

*Why* does it matter that NOBODY in the UK currently knows whether or not they have Withdrawal Agreement based residence rights? A Court of Appeal judge asked this yesterday. IT MATTERS, as our evidence to the HoL European Affairs Committee explains, for 3 reasons (spolier alert: one is Windrush):

We've coordinated an open letter to the Home Secretary, signed by over 100 refugee, migrant, and racial equality orgs urgently calling for a meeting. We're urging the govt. to meaningfully engage with migrant communities & orgs like ours that represent them. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Here we go… 🇧🇪s I know nearly missed their #PandOCruise in Southampton because staff have no idea about #EUSS #SettledStatus. As @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social refuses to issue #PhysicalProof of status, staff asked about #ETA and proof of status and nearly denied travel. @the3million.bsky.social #brexit

Comment @the3million.bsky.social: UK immigration changes announced today will only sow more division and erode people’s rights. "We also need more information on whether EU citizens with rights under the WA will only be able to apply for British citizenship after 10 years of residence."

“Sow more division and erode people’s rights” That’s how Andreea Dumitrache, the CEO of @the3million.bsky.social, a leading NGO helping EU Citizens in the UK describes the potential impact of Labour’s White Paper on immigration.

“I am a queer immigrant in an interracial relationship. It would be impossible to have a life with my partner back in Romania” 🏳️‍🌈 Rafael is one of millions of immigrants across the UK worried about Keir Starmer’s plans to tighten “every aspect of the immigration system”

We are proud to represent @the3million.bsky.social in the Court of Appeal today. They are intervening in a very important case about whether people with pre-settled status can access welfare, including homelessness support, under the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement ⬇️

We're in the Court of Appeal today - defending EU citizens' rights to live with dignity. 👩🏾‍⚖️ This case is about achieving equal welfare access for people with pre-settled status - with no unfair barriers. www.crowdjustice.com/case/eu-citi...

Our response to this government white paper on immigration

We believe the UK is an island of welcoming communities. As migrants, we are family, friends and neighbours. We all agree the immigration system is broken, but immigration changes announced today will only sow more division and erode people’s rights.

Thank you to the over 120 of you who attended our webinar on pre-settled status, covering extensions, automatic conversions to settled status and absences! If you couldn't join us on the day, you can catch up with the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lPu...

Do you have pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme? Join us for a webinar tonight where we'll share information for people worried about the impact of past absences on your immigration status. Starting at 6pm on Zoom 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Because there is so much confusion and misunderstanding about pro-settled status, next week’s webinar on 1 April by our friends in the @the3million will be invaluable. If you have questions, don’t miss it.

Pre-Settled Status Holders – Your Questions Answered! Join @the3million.bsky.social TODAY (6-7:30 PM) for a free Q&A webinar with immigration experts! 📩 Submit questions in advance: [email protected] 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yjkrk4jy #EUcitizens #PreSettledStatus #ImmigrationQandA

Do you have pre-settled status and are worried about the impact that past absences might have on your immigration status? Join our upcoming Q&A webinar, where we’ll share the latest information available for pre-settled status holders. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last night half of our team started panicking because our UKVI accounts showed wrong identity documents. Some of us are travelling this week, some need to apply for Settled Status ASAP. So issues like these put as at risk of losing our rights to move and to stay. Home Office, sort it out. 🙄

REVEALED: A huge 30% of migrant parents not using childcare are struggling to make ends meet. Our new report with @ippr.bsky.social is out now and here’s what you need to know 🧵 Authors @josephinewy.bsky.social & @lucyhbmort.bsky.social

The Home Office: "eVisas are secure and cannot be tampered with" 🚨 Right now: people are seeing details of passports and biometric residence cards that are not their own, linked to their account. If this is not tampering, then what is?

1 in 3 children living in deep poverty are migrant children. This is not a coincidence. End child poverty, for EVERY child. Scrap No Recourse to Public Funds. Watch and share @praxisprojects.bsky.social's video 👇

This Saturday we're excited to join Agape UK for a Community Service Fair for Latin Americans in the UK! Get to know different organisations providing support and services for Spanish and Portuguese speaking communities in London!

The immigration system set up after Brexit is a mess. The government needs to recognise they’ve inherited a deeply flawed system, which still has at its heart hostile environment policies which are not fit for purpose. www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

As couples and families celebrate their love this #ValentinesDay, we're joining @rfuk.bsky.social and a coalition of organisations, to highlight how the #HostileEnvironment is preventing people from loving whoever they choose #LoveInLimbo 🧵

Thank you @hollybancroft.bsky.social for shedding light on the experience our co-director Marzena Zukowska had flying home last month. This is not an isolated incident. A digital-only status means more and more people in the UK will have their rights denied: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

“I haven’t seen my mum or siblings in seven years." We’ve received hundreds of reports of countless eVisa errors in the last few months alone. In each case, someone’s eVisa has either been lost, stolen or tampered with - by the Home Office. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Do you have an #eVisa and are worried about proving your rights? Together with @migrantsorganise.bsky.social we designed a bust card you can carry in your wallet to show to airlines, landlords, employers, or anyone who needs to see your status. Download & print: the3million.org.uk/sites/defaul...

Many of you have reported receiving an email about #eVisas from the Home Office which is very confusing. People granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme should already have a UKVI account and be able to see their digital status - which is now referred to as an eVisa.

Home Office logic: Don't have internet access? Or a device? Not confident in your digital skills? Go to this website. 🤦‍♀️🤦🤦‍♂️

It was great to attend a meeting on Citizen's Rights yesterday with Parliamentarians and friends from @neweuropeansuk.bsky.social, @the3million.bsky.social and @MigrantDemos. The group discussed issues affecting #EUCitizens in the UK and Britons abroad, many as a result of #Brexit.

Thank you to @neweuropeansuk.bsky.social, @mp4stratford.bsky.social, Baroness Lister, Lord Rannard, Lord Hannay and Lord Balfe for a great meeting in Parliament! We discussed emerging issues for EU citizens in the UK and look forward to working together to protect citizens’ rights.

NEW: Migrant rights groups have warned that British residents could still be barred from returning from abroad because of the switch to digital visas, despite the government extending the deadline by three months. By me, for the Observer www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

“At the end of the month I have no way of evidencing my right to live and work here. I have no access to the eVisa platform because it's not working." - - Windrush scandal victim Euen Herbert www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

‼️ The government is postponing the shift to #eVisas. Until March 2025, people will be allowed to travel to the UK on expired documents (BRPs & BRCs). 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/03/uk-delays-full-shift-to-digital-immigration-system-amid-evisa-flaws