“Egter, through all this, a glimmer of hope appeared through Together Now: they quickly approved my request and worked with me to find every possible way to bring my family. Their arrival became a reality.” This year has seen challenging circumstances which have heavily affected our service delivery. Despite this we are pleased to …
“We met each other in Thailand and we got married in 2015. I converted to Christianity from Islam, this is an offence in Iran and punishable by death. When the Iranian authorities found out I’d converted my wife was away visiting her family in Thailand. It was hard being separated …
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. She …
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 …
Introduction We are asking that UK entry visas granted to the families of refugees living in the UK to allow them to exercise their right to family reunion are made valid for 6 months rather than the current 30 days. This briefing sets out the problems we have encountered with …
