UK Refuses Visa Extension for Father Who Lost Family in Air India Crash
A bereaved father has been told he must leave the UK after his application for further leave to remain was rejected by the Home Office. Mohammad Shethwala lost his wife and two-year-old daughter in the June 2025 Air India Flight 171 disaster. He arrived in the UK in 2022 as a dependent on his wife’s student visa and applied on humanitarian grounds after the tragedy. His legal team argued that his mental health has deteriorated severely and that he relies on the support network he has built in London. The Home Office maintained he did not meet the threshold for exceptional circumstances and said he could access care in India. He has been placed on immigration bail, preventing him from working or switching to another visa route. Campaigners condemned the decision as lacking compassion and compared it to past injustices. Legal representatives say they will challenge the ruling in court, arguing his case merits genuine humanitarian protection.
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