UK visa applications streaming
Since 2015, the UK Home Office has filtered visa applications using an algorithmically-driven 'Visa Streaming' traffic light system. The system assigns a red, amber or green risk level to each applicant. People assigned a red risk level were more likely to be refused. The UK government stopped using the system in August 2020 after a legal challenge accused it of prioritising 'speedy boarding for white people' for the most favoured countries in the system .
- Organisation involved
- UK Visas and Immigration
- Product, system or model
- Visa Streaming
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