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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ninian Wilson

13-year-old girl sent back to warzone after Home Office ‘refused to process visa’

The girl and her sister were split up by the Home Office's decision

A 13-YEAR-OLD girl was sent back to her Ukrainian town, currently under siege by Russian forces, after the Home Office refused her visa application, ministers have heard.

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn) told the Commons a constituent of hers had tried to sponsor two Ukrainian sisters to come to the UK, but the younger sister was denied a visa and sent back to the “warzone” of her home town because she was not travelling with her parents.

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