Island starts introduction of digital immigration products

The first phase in the Isle of Man’s transition to digital immigration processes will launch in July.

People granted entry clearance to come to the Island will no longer be issued with a sticker or label known as a visa vignette in their passport as evidence of their immigration permission.

Instead their status will be recorded digitally; this can be verified by airlines, ferry firms and UK Border Force officers.

People granted entry clearance from 1 July will receive a letter confirming their permission details with information about travelling to the Island using their digital immigration status.

The letter will not represent physical evidence of immigration permission which will instead be held digitally and accessible by carriers at the point of travel.

Although the digital status described in the letter is not an eVisa it does form part of the move towards them.

Government says this is a key priority for the immigration service and represents the next phase of the digital transition process.

Vignettes issued prior to 1 July 2026 remain valid and existing holders of immigration status in the Isle of Man are unaffected at this stage.

United Kingdom Visas and Immigration will decommission the vignette production process on 30 June.