This heartbreaking situation highlights the urgent need for the Home Office to recognise the disproportionate impact the eVisa system has on older and vulnerable people. Technology is failing many people like Liudmyla when they need it most.

"When my mother got to the airport, the staff just kept not listening when she showed them the email from the Home Office. They were just saying ‘it’s your problem’."

This is what happens when the border is being pushed out and people have no physical proof of their rights.

Yes, full write-up and FAQs coming shortly

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We’re delighted, as this will mean so many in our communities will be able to continue to live in the UK without fear and threats to our rights.

👏 A huge well done to all of you who spoke up on this issue! We’ve been raising the alarm for years, together with so many other organisations.

Today the government announced changes to the immigration rules. EU citizens and family members with pre-settled status will qualify for settled status when they’ve been resident in the UK for at least 30 months (2.5 years) in total in the most recent 60 month period (5 years).

👉 If you can’t attend the next mass lobby, take a few minutes to write to your MP and urge them to sign the EDM!

Use the template email: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Here’s what you can do:

👉 Join our next mass lobby on Monday 23rd June, the anniversary date of the Brexit Referendum. Take part in our briefing call & use the templates to invite your MP to meet you in Westminster.

Register: forms.gle/CP5EeKyHUSCX...

🗣️ A particular shout out goes to Lithuanian community leader Snieguole Maliavskaja from SOS.LT for organising a group meeting with their MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social who listened carefully to the lived experiences of injustices of our communities.

📝 We urged MPs to sign the Early Day Motion launched by Pete Wishart MP calling on the Government to conduct an Independent Review into the failures of the digital-only immigration system, and to consider alternatives. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...