The UK Border Agency is introducing fingerprint checks for people arriving in the UK who hold a biometric UK visa, entry clearance or identity card for foreign nationals (ICFN) – this is therefore likely to affect many migrant workers from outside the EEA.
These checks will be introduced in some ports from 30 November
2009, and the scheme will be fully implemented at all ports by
March 2010. The fingerprint scans will be checked against those
submitted when the visa, entry clearance or ICFN was issued. These
scans will be in addition to the standard checks.
Employees who have previously submitted biometric information as
part of an application should be made aware of the new procedure to
avoid concern and the possibility of short delays at Immigration
Control whilst the new process is implemented and trialled.
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