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Polish woman, 80, faces deportation from UK after mistakenly filling in form online
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
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Then why the fuck do they have an online form for it?
To print and mail it maybe. Not that uncommon when signatures are legally required, although in that case I would expect clear instructions on the form. And also a "we don't do that here" response shortly after handing it in via email, since it wouldn't be hard to filter for that kind of stuff
The british empire cannot afford to be weakened by some foreign element. They will breed their finest idiots themselves.
And everyone's hands are tied, and no one can do anything because...?
It'S tHe LaW.
That's what the previous Minister of Justice in Norway said when asked about why cannabis is illegal.
In Germany, some conservative politician said quite literally that "weed is banned because it's an illegal drug".
These excuses are valid for people bound by a law, but not for the people making them.
Well, it's not broccoli
The rejection letter went on to say: “The required application process for someone applying as a family member of a relevant naturalised British citizen is to use the appropriate paper form. Your application was made online. There is no right of appeal in respect of an invalid application.”
Jfc. Is the UK turning into America or what??
So what she used online instead of a paper application?
The UK voted to leave the EU because a slim majority wanted to kick out all the immigrants.
Jfc. Is the UK turning into America or what??
Yes. The axis plans to rise again, reversed polarities. I guess it's only fair since the Earth's magnetic poles flipped. 🤷♀️
The UK is just a tad bit ahead of the US.
The US is going to have more and more of these stories soon.
No, this process takes 10-15 years for an applicant to get permission to enter the US, and once the applicant is in the country, the residency application takes as much as a year, well past the expiration of the initial travel authorization.
During this limbo period, it is best to hide from law enforcement to avoid ending up in a deportation camp in el Salvador or Guantanamo.