In a transparency release updated on 30 September 2026, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) published monthly figures for errors corrected in the country’s digital immigration-status system. The dataset covers September 2025 through August 2026 and reveals 77,122 corrections, representing “less than 1 % of all live eVisas.” The Home Office emphasises that most mistakes—such as misspelled names, wrong nationalities or incorrect validity dates—are resolved within five working days, with only complex cases taking up to 15. An integrated data-recording platform is due in 2027 to improve quality and speed. For employers and landlords who must use the online View and Prove service to check status, the low error rate is reassuring but not trivial: nearly 5,000 corrections a month this summer meant thousands of workers or tenants may have faced temporary obstacles. The figures also provide ammunition to critics who argue that phasing out biometric residence permits (BRPs) in favour of a purely digital system places too much onus on individuals to spot mistakes. Global mobility managers are advised to remind visa-holding staff to create UKVI accounts, verify their records and recertify share codes well in advance of business travel. With the government aiming to issue only eVisas by the end of 2026, early adoption and routine audits can prevent last-minute disruptions at the border or during right-to-work checks.
Source: GOV.UK
