Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals Stakeholder Workshop

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Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals
Stakeholder Workshop
Wendy DuChesne - Identity Cards for Foreign
Nationals Programme
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Identity Management Programme

• Identity Management landscape
• Overview of Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals
• How will it work?
• What will it look like?
• When are we delivering it how?
• How will it be used?
• Students
• Employers and Sponsors
• How can it be checked?
• Lessons learned so far..
• Preparing for delivery
• What next?

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The wider identity management landscape

• Biometric Visa Programme
• All visa applicants are now required to provide
  their biometrics
• Secure Identity at the Border
• Non-EEA foreign nationals to have biometrically
  verifiable identity at the border from 2011
• E-Borders
• Introduced incrementally to 2014 enables us to
  count people in and out of the UK
• National Identity Scheme
• Rollout of biometric Identity cards to UK
  citizens, starting with Critical Workers.

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Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals - Overview

• Government flagship project part of wider
  National Identity Scheme
• Known in legislation as Biometric Immigration
  Documents (inc. biometric residence permits)
• Biometrics help us lock down an individuals
  identity and crack down on abuse of the
  immigration system
• Project Go live 25 November 2008 - Rollout
  enrolment centres across the UK
• Aim by 2014/15 that at least 90 of foreign
  nationals will have a biometric identity card

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Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals - How Will
it Work?

• Migrants will still apply by post or in person
  (premium service only)
• The key change is that the migrant will be
  required to come for an appointment where they
  will have their biometrics (facial image and
  fingerprints) enrolled
• The migrant will book their appointment through
  our call centre
• The appointment takes place at one of our Public
  Caller Facilities, and takes a no more than 30
  minutes
• Biometrics will be recorded and checked against
  several data sources before the outcome of the
  migrants case is decided
• If leave is granted, the Identity Card will be
  issued to the Migrant via secure delivery

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Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals - What Will
it Look Like?

• Key details will appear on the face of the card,
  together with a facial image.
• The fields denoting type of leave and remarks
  will be specific to the applicants case.i.e. if
  a student is granted leave to remain for study,
  and is allowed to work the card would show this
  clearly.
• The secure microchip will contain all the
  information on the face of the card, plus two
  fingerprint images.

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When are we delivering it and how?

• There will be an incremental rollout of 7 UKBA
  offices from 25 November 2008
• The first categories for roll out are students
  and spouse/civil partnership
• Volumes will start relatively low and ramp up
  gradually - 50-60k cards up to April 09
• Vignettes will be replaced by cards within a 3
  year period.
• By 2011 all new applicants granted leave will
  have an Identity Card

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How will it be used?

• Demonstrating right to work clearly
• The card will help to combat illegal working and
  reduce illegal immigration to the United Kingdom.
  It is a very secure way to provide evidence of
  the holder's nationality, identity and status in
  the United Kingdom.
• Knowing what a migrant is entitled to
• It will help employers to more easily understand
  the migrant's entitlements. It will also enable
  holders to confirm their identity, immigration
  status, and right to work.
• Travel
• If a migrant travels outside of the UK during
  their stay, where ever they normally present
  their passport to embark or regain entry they
  will be required to show their card as well.

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Studying in the UK

• Majority of students who come to the UK study
  hard and play by the rules
• However some individuals seek to abuse the
  Student Leave to remain category FLR(S)
• From 25th November when applying for an
  extension of their stay as a student they
  will have to go to one of the seven centres to
  give their biometric information
  (fingerprints and facial image)
• Successful applications will receive the
  identity card which replaces the sticker
  (vignette) in the passport (initially mixed
  economy).
• The card is proof of a students permission to
  stay in the UK and shows the conditions they
  must meet while they are here - includes working
  and access to public funds.
• By producing the card to a sponsor when
  required, the student will be able to show
  their eligibility to study in the UK.

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Sponsoring a Student

• As part of the new Points Based System those who
  benefit from migration will take on some of
  the responsibilities that are associated with
  migration.
• All applicants will need to provide a
  Certificate of Acceptance for Study from a
  licensed Sponsor, which will act as an assurance
  that the migrant will be able to study a course.
• Sponsors will be expected to inform the UKBA if
  the sponsored migrant does not enrol on their
  course, discontinues their studies or changes
  educational institutions.

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Role of employers and sponsors

• Need to demonstrate they have checked documents
  prior to commencement of employment and retain
  copies, they are also encouraged to re-check
  documents on an annual basis.
• Must satisfy themselves that the documents
  checked are valid, genuine and relate to the
  potential or existing employee.
• Employers can currently expect to be presented
  with around 50 types of document e.g. national
  passport containing a vignette residence permit,
  immigration stamps, other immigration status
  documents, national identity cards, birth
  certificates etc making checks difficult for
  employers to undertake.

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How will the card help employers and sponsors?

• The secure Identity Card for Foreign Nationals
  will start to replace these less secure documents
  (although decision of what is accepted as proof
  of entitlement to be in the UK will be the
  decision of each organisation at part of their
  guidelines to staff).
• The Identity Card for Foreign Nationals will be
  added to the list of UKBA documents and will
  increasingly become the principal document for a
  foreign national to verify identity and prove
  immigration status / entitlement to work / access
  benefits.

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How can it be checked?

• Design and key security features - guidance
  available on our website.
• Phone based validation service available from
  25th November by calling 0300 123 4699 you will
  be able to verify the authenticity of a card
  using key data available on the face of it.
• Existing Employer Checking Service will
  continue to provide the wider service relating to
  foreign nationals without ID Cards and for more
  detailed enquires about an individual employees
  immigration status and entitlement to work.
• Employers and sponsors will be particularly keen
  to use these services because they
• Need to demonstrate they have checked documents
  prior to commencement of employment and retain
  copies, they are also encouraged to re-check
  documents on an annual basis.
• Must satisfy themselves that the documents
  checked are valid, genuine and relate to the
  potential or existing employee.

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Lessons learned so far..

• Key facts from our pilot activities..
• Enrolled the biometrics of over 13,000 applicants
  to date.
• Pressure tested processes and technology of
  biometric enrolment (end to end).
• Initial data suggests the majority of applicants
  had no previous fingerprint record on UKBAs
  biometric database, although 15 were matched to
  their previous biometric enrolment overseas (when
  they applied for a visa).
• We are currently investigating around 10
  prosecution cases which have arisen as a result
  of the biometric pilot. The offence that may
  have been committed is
• Leave to Remain by Deception, and we will be
  looking to charge in all these cases.
• We have already successfully prosecuted 4 cases
  - 1 case resulting in an 8 month sentence. 1
  person was cautioned whilst 2 others await
  sentencing.

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Preparing for delivery..

• Major communications push, internal and external
• Detailed engagements with key stakeholders
• core message (29 August)
• card launched by Home Secretary (25 September)
• guidance (25th September)
• useful information (18th November)
• Enrolment centres being kitted out in the 7
  rollout locations
• Staff being trained for casework and biometric
  enrolment activity
• Preparation for go live with key delivery
  partners and Other Government Departments

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What next?

• Roll out continues in 2009 to additional
  application categories including visa holders
  coming to the UK for more than 6 months
• Opening more locations for biometric enrolment
  within the UK
• Launch of mobile enrolment facilities
• IPS launch Critical Workers Identity Card for UK
  Citizens
• 2010 IPS offer ID cards to Young People

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Packs

• Guidance
• Illegal Working Guidance
• http//www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/docu
  ments/employersandsponsors/preventingillegalworkin
  g/
• Leaflet and Card
• Useful Information

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Table Activity

• 3 Benefits
• 3 Areas of Concern
• 5 Questions for Top Table

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Identity Cards for Foreign Nationals
Thank You www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk