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Robbie Chalmers

Ukrainian family set for Perthshire forced to apply for full refugee status in Romania due to long visa delays

A Ukrainian family set for sanctuary in Perthshire is having to apply for full refugee status in Romania due to the prolonged delays to their UK visa application.

Iryna Vekhtieva, and sons Filip and Timofii, are currently sleeping in a church in Galati and have also been recommended to reapply for their visa - which could oddly speed up the process.

Martin and Rebekah Hodson of Auchterarder are in touch with Iryna and her sons, who fled the shelling in Mykolaiv in May to take refuge in the neighbouring EU nation.

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