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‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter (www.theguardian.com)

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Furious colleagues denounce decision that there are ‘no compassionate grounds’ to allow the child to join her mother

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In general terms not granting visas to immediate family of temporary visa holders is done to anchor the visitor in their origin country so they have a reason to return.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The mother has been offered a permanent position at the university she was teaching at, so she was already planning on staying in the UK.