Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship bars family from UK visa

Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship bars family from UK visa

Muhammad* cannot afford legal action or £20,000 fees, with Rwanda deportation a threat if his wife and children join him

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A former interpreter for British forces in Afghanistan has had his application to bring his wife and three children to the UK rejected – because he has British citizenship.

When US and Nato forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August, Muhammad* received a message marked “urgent” from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) telling him and his family to go to the Baron hotel in Kabul for “processing prior to evacuation”.

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