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Sarah Ward & Lynn Love

Junior doctor facing deportation before starting job with Scots health board

A junior doctor was stopped at Edinburgh Airport and is now facing deportation over issues with his Visa. The doc, who trained as a doctor in the UK, but is not a UK passport holder, was returning from a holiday abroad with friends when he was held by border force at Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday.

He now faces deportation from Scotland this weekend after he was meant to start a placement at a Scottish health board. He faces deportation from Scotland this weekend after he was meant to start a placement at a Scottish health board.

Earlier this year he was interviewed for a junior doctor role and got the job, which was due to start on Tuesday. He was expecting to be issued with a visa to work in the country but has yet to receive it.

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