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Laura Connor

Newlyweds forced apart due to UK’s 'deliberately difficult' visa process

A newly-married couple have been forced apart due to the UK’s "deliberately difficult" visa process - despite Home Secretary Priti Patel saying she stands "shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with the Ukrainian people".

Irish citizen Ronan Ferguson, 37, lives and works in London - but his Ukrainian wife Iryna can’t join him because she isn’t eligible for a visa.

The pair, who married in Ukraine in January, planned to live in London - where Ronan has to be for his job in IT - but Iryna’s application was cancelled a day after Russia ’s invasion on February 24.

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