An Afghan boy was finally reunited with his family in the UK after being stranded on his own in France for a year.
The 11-year-old then spent a year living in fear in Strasbourg, waiting to hear back about his visa application from the UKAfter months of red tape, Obaidullah’s wait came to an end when he arrived at St Pancras on Wednesday.last year to stay with their UK-based family.‘I’m most looking forward to learning English at school and meeting new friends here.
Obaidullah’s cousin Qamar Jabarkhyl, who will be caring for him while he lives in the UK, criticised the delays that left him cut off from Irfanullah for so long. The 28-year-old British citizen and engineer said: ‘As soon as the news went viral the Home Office managed to make a contact on Monday.‘We are still thankful for the way they helped but I think they should help others because there are many other Afghans in the same situation, little kids living away from home.’‘When he arrived on the train Irfanullah cried for him, it was very emotional,’ he said.
‘Coming here was the first time he realised. He was upset that his parents are left behind and he may never see them again.’He also welcomed the ‘humane’ intervention by the Home Office but warned that delays to family reunion applications are becoming commonplace.
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