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Home Office Blocks Visa So British Baby Cannot Meet Great-Grandfather

Home Office Blocks Visa So British Baby Cannot Meet Great-Grandfather

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The Home Office refused a visitor visa for Khin Thant Zin, mother of five-month-old British baby William Cross, blocking a Christmas trip from Thailand to Lancashire. Great-grandfather George Kerr, 74, is too ill to fly to Koh Tao. Officials said they were not satisfied she was a genuine visitor. The family spent hundreds on biometrics and must reapply with no appeal. Officials declined to comment.

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