Home Office’s immigration statistics – arrivals data
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Detail of outcome
This document is the post-consultation report for the consultation paper.
It covers:
- the background to the consultation
- a summary of the consultation responses
- the government’s decision and next steps following this consultation
Detail of feedback received
In his spring statement, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that landing cards will begin to be abolished from June 2019.
This will reduce bureaucracy for travellers and speed up the processing of passengers on arrival in the UK. Further details will be published in due course including a response to the public consultation.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The Home Office is investing in transformation at the border to further enhance Border Force’s ability to deliver its objectives. This includes the increasing application of digital technology.
In line with its transformation to digital systems, from 1 October 2017, the Home Office proposes to end the requirement for non-EEA passengers to present a paper landing card on arrival into the UK.
How to respond
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Please mark your email ‘For the attention of the Consultation Co-ordinator’.
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Updates to this page
Published 5 August 2017Last updated 6 September 2021 + show all updates
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Added accessible HTML version of government response.
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We have published our response to this consultation.
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Detail of feedback updated.
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Updated information on the public response to the consultation.
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First published.