Millions of people living in the UK will see their physical immigration documents expire in the new year as the Home Office transfers to a digital system.
Airline carriers, ferry and international train operators will be able to automatically access the immigration status of their passengers when they present their travel documents.
Migrants' rights charities and experts have raised concerns that previous glitches with Home Office systems, such as merging of people's identities, could hit the new digital roll-out in the new year.
Government ministers have promised a smooth transition with a three-month grace period for expired documents.
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