A British man from Lancashire has been denied a visa for his refugee partner, preventing him from traveling to the UK to visit his critically ill relative. The couple, who met in Thailand and have a five-month-old son born there, face separation as the father seeks to reunite with his family in Lancashire. Officials have refused the visa application, leaving the family unable to attend to the ailing relative. The case highlights the challenges faced by refugee families seeking to join loved ones in the UK.
British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from MyanmarThe Home Office has denied a great-grandfather from Lancashire the chance of meeting his five-month-old British great-grandson, who lives abroad.William Cross was born in Thailand on 30 April to parents Matthew Cross, 31, who is from Burnley in Lancashire, and Khin Thant Zin, known as Jue Jue, also 31, a refugee who fled persecution in Myanmar to Thailand. Continue reading...
