Help for family to stay in the UK
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***UPDATE: following a secondary review by the Home Office, the family have now been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. The Home Office have apologised for their mistake in the original processing of this application. The family would like to convey their heartfelt thanks to all those who have contributed, both financially and emotionally, during this upsetting and stressful period of time.***
After living in the UK for a decade, a Haddenham-based family of four have been asked to leave the country before the end of May and have lost their right to work with immediate effect. This follows the Home Office's refusal of their application for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK.
The reason for the rejection is alleged to be a minor tax discrepancy in 2011/2012, but the problem stems from two separate documents (one for the Home Office and one for HMRC) not matching. One document covers an annual period of December-December (for the Home Office) and the other covers April-April (for HMRC). There is no error, and various solicitors and accountants can vouch for this; the documents merely cover different periods of time and, consequently, the income shown is slightly different.
The father is a highly skilled employee of a local engineering business, which forms part of the manufacturing supply chain for the aerospace industry. The business is extremely concerned about losing an invaluable member of their team in whom they have invested heavily and who would be impossible to replace in a short period of time.
The mother has been working for the NHS and their two young children have been raised in the village, with the eldest attending the local church primary school.
The family now have no income with which to support themselves nor to initiate a judicial review to fight their case. Various individuals, including the father's employer, have already written to John Bercow MP requesting help.
Any money raised will be used to help the family survive for the next few weeks and, depending on the amount raised, to cover the legal costs to fight this injustice through a judicial review in the high court. As this is likely to take time and be expensive, the family might have to return to their home country while the process is ongoing, in which case the funds raised will help pay for travel and relocation costs.
The family would like to thank you in advance for any support you are able to provide.
Unfortunately there are many more families in this position. Please see the following links for analogous cases:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/06/at-least-1000-highly-skilled-migrants-wrongly-face-deportation-experts-reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/30/skilled-migrants-protest-against-uk-visa-policies
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/05/01/fears-fresh-windrush-scandal-amid-reports-highly-skilled-migrants/
PS: If you want the option to donate anonymously then please donate via a computer as the option is not available on the mobile website. However, if you want donations to be made anonymous retrospectively, please let me know.
After living in the UK for a decade, a Haddenham-based family of four have been asked to leave the country before the end of May and have lost their right to work with immediate effect. This follows the Home Office's refusal of their application for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK.
The reason for the rejection is alleged to be a minor tax discrepancy in 2011/2012, but the problem stems from two separate documents (one for the Home Office and one for HMRC) not matching. One document covers an annual period of December-December (for the Home Office) and the other covers April-April (for HMRC). There is no error, and various solicitors and accountants can vouch for this; the documents merely cover different periods of time and, consequently, the income shown is slightly different.
The father is a highly skilled employee of a local engineering business, which forms part of the manufacturing supply chain for the aerospace industry. The business is extremely concerned about losing an invaluable member of their team in whom they have invested heavily and who would be impossible to replace in a short period of time.
The mother has been working for the NHS and their two young children have been raised in the village, with the eldest attending the local church primary school.
The family now have no income with which to support themselves nor to initiate a judicial review to fight their case. Various individuals, including the father's employer, have already written to John Bercow MP requesting help.
Any money raised will be used to help the family survive for the next few weeks and, depending on the amount raised, to cover the legal costs to fight this injustice through a judicial review in the high court. As this is likely to take time and be expensive, the family might have to return to their home country while the process is ongoing, in which case the funds raised will help pay for travel and relocation costs.
The family would like to thank you in advance for any support you are able to provide.
Unfortunately there are many more families in this position. Please see the following links for analogous cases:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/06/at-least-1000-highly-skilled-migrants-wrongly-face-deportation-experts-reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/30/skilled-migrants-protest-against-uk-visa-policies
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/05/01/fears-fresh-windrush-scandal-amid-reports-highly-skilled-migrants/
PS: If you want the option to donate anonymously then please donate via a computer as the option is not available on the mobile website. However, if you want donations to be made anonymous retrospectively, please let me know.
Organizer and beneficiary
Jonathan C
Organizer
England
N C
Beneficiary
