Childhood sweethearts Ahmed and Halima were apart for five years after they were married. Thanks to a Miles4Migrant’s donor they are now reunited in the UK. Ahmed shared his story with us: “We met in a small village in the east of our country. We were both in school. அவள்,en …
Ibrahim’s family are being harassed by security forces in their home country. His father was seriously injured in one attack and is being cared for by his wife. Ibrahim’s wife and children have been issued with UK entry visas but his father’s was denied. அவர் தனது ஏற்பாடுகள் செய்யும்போது,en …
Iman first saw his wife at a party and wanted to speak to her. Their fathers arranged their first visit; ‘I fell in love with her’. Their wedding soon afterwards was attended by over 300 people, குடும்பம், friends and relatives. Iman worked as an architect and supported his wife and …
Abraham and his wife Senait met in Sudan, when he came to us they had been apart for three years. When Abraham arrived in the UK he struggled to contact his wife as she’d gone back to her home country. ‘It was very difficult, especially for me, because she was …
In Sudan Zafeera studied Business Management and she’s now graduated. Her husband Ibrahim worked in a greengrocers ‘The same idea as Tesco, Lidl’. Apart for three years after Ibrahim was forced to flee Sudan the couple kept in touch on the phone and through Facebook and Whatsapp. We have been …
Michael is a child living with carers in his home country. His mother fled to the UK and lost contact with Michael and his brother for several years. When she was able to make contact with them a year ago she started the process of being able to bring her …
I was a teacher in Iran and my husband was a mechanical engineer. I had opinions about women’s freedom an unfortunately the government didn’t like it so I left my country to avoid being in prison for the rest of my life. When I left Iran I was one month …
In Iran Arash studied civil engineering and worked as a civil engineer, his wife Maaria studied computing. After changing his religion it was no longer safe for Arash to be in Iran and he fled to the UK. He and Maaria were apart for over two years; "நாங்கள் வாழ முடியவில்லை,en …
“I don’t know which one to hug first” Massoud has been in the UK for two years – when he left Iran his wife Mina was pregnant. His daughter Banu was born whilst they were apart and over the last 18 months he’s watched her grow from a baby into …
Abba ‘s wife and son stayed behind in Khartoum when he came to seek asylum in the UK and have only been in touch over the phone for the past year. “I am very happy to see them again. I missed my son for the long time I didn’t see …
