American-style digital travel checks are set to be introduced in the UK to ‘provide the ability to count people in and out’. Visitors coming to work, study and holiday will need electronic documents, creating a ‘fully digital border’ by the end of 2025. The plan will be unveiled tomorrow by Home Secretary Priti Patel, who has vowed to get a grip on borders and block the entry of foreign criminals. The Government said it would streamline the system, making it easier for firms and those arriving ‘legally to contribute to our society and economy’. Border Force officers are pictured checking passports of passengers arriving at Gatwick AirportMs Patel will also set out how the immigration system needs ‘wholesale reforms’, including bringing people smugglers to justice and the quick removal of dangerous criminals.

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2021 23:47 UTC