Gillian, a chemist who gave up her job to look after the children, was uncertain about how to obtain permanent visas for her adopted children. Patrick’s father nearly died during this period but we weren’t able to visit him.”When Home Office’s letter finally arrived, however, Minnaar said he was left “totally speechless”: the boys’ application had been turned down. If the family didn’t appeal, the letter said, the children would have to leave the UK. The family then informed the UK Immigration Enforcement office, as required, to arrange the return of the boys’ passports. But again, the UK Immigration Enforcement office said the boys couldn’t leave, on the grounds that there wasn’t enough time to send the boys’ passports to Birmingham International airport.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2017 12:22 UTC