Help Hiromi Mika and Kai come to Scotland

It's been 7 months since I last saw my family, Hiromi, Mika (11) and Kai (9) when I left them in Japan to come and work in Scotland, the hardest thing I have ever done. Now, after six months of writing, I am finally able to apply for their family visa at the end of October to join me ... and the British Government has just raised the fees from the 4th October by 30%! This means that they won't be able to join me for months, and Hiromi has just lost her job at the end of September. Kai also has special health needs which we're not going to be able to afford unless they come over here by the end of this year.

I am embarrassed to ask, but any small contribution will help to bring them to Oban, Scotland so that we can live together again, as we all miss each other terribly. The UK has some of the highest fees for spouse visas, and the cost to us to bring Hiromi, Mika and Kai is going to be in excess of £10 000 (around $12 000). We've both been saving furiously, but just won't make it with the current increase. If they can all be here before Kai and Mika's birthdays in January I'll be the happiest man alive.

Thanks for reading, and if you can't give anything, please just send us love and hope.

Kai, Mika, Hiromi and Mark