Immigration specialist, www.Globalvisas.com, is voicing serious concerns in the wake of the recent government data loss fiascos, as a private offshore company, VFS Global, is being proposed to collect biometric data on foreign workers moving to the UK.

Globalvisas.com believes the employment of VFS Global to obtain biometric data for example, on overseas employees of British companies and people with resident UK family who require fixed term visas is a worrying development in UK immigration. As part of its drive to implement ID cards, the government is starting to collect biometric data from people who want to enter the UK.

Liam Clifford says: “The government‚s track record for keeping personal data safe has been less than exemplary of late. The idea of giving a private overseas company biometric data is causing many UK companies, family members and ordinary people great concern.

“We believe it could be inviting loss, theft or human error to occur. Within one building in Delhi, VFS Global provides visa services for the UK, USA, Australia and several other countries and we question the security procedures in place to protect those visitors to the building.”