A REFUGEE activist has thanked this newspaper for helping him get a visa to bring his Thai fiancee to Scotland so they can marry in Glasgow later this month.
Ashby McGowan, whose Buddhist wedding to Thanaporn Sonkew last December was not recognised by the Home Office, told the Sunday National they were reunited at Glasgow Airport last month, but only found out days ago that they would be able to tie the knot in Glasgow Registry Office on December 28.
After their Buddhist ceremony, the couple made three attempts to secure a visa to enable Sonkew to come to Scotland that would allow them to wed in Scotland, navigating Byzantine regulations which cost them more than £10,000 on agencies and other fees.
