Home Office asks 101-year-old Italian man to get his parents to confirm his identity

The Home Office asked 101-year-old Italian man Giovanni Palmiero for his parents to be present when he made his application for EU settlement to stay in the UK post-Brexit. Palmiero has lived in London since 1966. When he went to scan his passport to share his biometric data with the Home Office, the system misinterpreted his birth year as 2019 instead of 1919 and he was told he would need his parents to confirm his identity for him. The Home Office has since accepted the mistake and he has been told he can resume the application

The Guardian YouTube network:

[catalinacurio]

For god’s sake leave this elderly gentleman to live the rest of his life in peace!

[MrTonydeMatos]

Little Britain: "Computer says no...(cough)"

[asams]

Well. They have a point. You never know, his mum could be 130 years old

[Vanargand]

Some Systems Analysts in the Home Office screwed up on the Systems Specification, no change there then

[utubebroadcaster]

My favourite bit was when the Home Office released hundreds of sensitive personal details of those receiving royal titles recently. Project *told you so* is in full swing

[jacksugden]

Amazing, as I’m 64 and both my parents are now dead.

[WORLDNSHKNIGHT]

Like the DWP - incompetence becomes cruelty

[pcb]

Will Home Office supply the shovel, wheel barrel and ventriloquist ?

[fiorelinda]

*SI PARLA IN ITALIANO ?? FANTASTICO ! AUGURI AL SIGNOR GIOVANNI ! PERFECT !!* 😉😄👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🙋‍♀️🇮🇹

[public.public]

You can see where the phrase 'as stupid as a brexiter' comes from.

[AbrahamAlamzany]

Fun fact: He has something in common with the last shah of Iran.

[public.public]

He has already outlived many brexit voters.
Long live Giovanni.

[dswcartoons]

This is literally what happened with y2k. They need a serious system update.

[mamabearblue]

Well, since anyone is allowed to identify as anything now - get a man and a woman, or anyone, to confirm they are his parents. Simples.