For a lot of travellers, the last thing any of us want to see is a mile long immigration queue when entering a territory. For those entering the United Kingdom, there are three main methods: By Interview with an immigration agent Via an ePassport and eGate (for EU/ECC passport holders) Via IRIS IRIS required users to register for the service, and for pictures of the users … [Read more...]
UK Border: Heathrow will be ready for Olympics… Honest!
Officials have been on the PR offensive this morning, promising that entry into London Heathrow will be ready for the increase in demand in the run up and aftermath of the London 2012 Olympics. Marc Owen, Heathrow director of the UK Border Force has stated that "Hundreds of extra fully trained border staff will be brought in". In regards to border security, he also … [Read more...]
UK Border Agency: More Manpower due soon. Honest!
Immigration minister Damian Green has had it rough recently, with the chaos at the UK Border at various ports of entry - and rightly so after not ensuring enough manpower was available to process the visitors into the United Kingdom. As the UK ramps up its border inspections thanks to a lack policy and a will from the Government to do deeper inspections, delays into the UK … [Read more...]