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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harriet Grant

Visa delays leave UK families with adopted babies stranded in Pakistan

An adult hand holding a baby's hand, with the child's face seen in profile
Adoptive parents cannot take their new babies home to Britain. One said: ‘The Home Office told us it would be 12 weeks – that was 21 weeks ago.’ Photograph: Khaula Jamil/Guardian

British couples who travelled to Pakistan to adopt children have been left stranded after the Home Office told them to expect months of delays in processing visas because of the Ukraine refugee crisis.

The delays are part of wider failings in visa processing that have left families around the world stuck waiting to return to the UK.

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