UK refuses visa for Koh Tao mother, blocking baby's Christmas trip to meet relative
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The UK Home Office has refused a visitor visa for Khin Thant Zin, a Myanmar refugee living on Koh Tao, The Guardian reported. Her partner, Matthew Cross, says the family cannot now take baby William to meet his ill great-grandfather in Lancashire at Christmas. They plan to reapply.
Why it matters
The case shows the paperwork, cost and long travel from Thai islands that some mixed-nationality families say they face when applying for UK visitor visas, according to the family quoted by The Guardian.
What's next
The couple are preparing a new application, though the Home Office refusal letter warns future applications are likely to be refused unless circumstances change.
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