In May 2019 my Thai wife who is 25 years old and is a Customs Broker at Bangkok International Airport and Half Thai/British daughter who is 3 years old was refused visit visas to fly to the UK with myself and our youngest half Thai/British daughter who is 2 years old and holds a British passport.

Our family has been forced to live in two separate countries for the last 5 years because of the two countries immigration rules, our local MP Vicky Ford for Chelmsford wrote to the Home Office to ask them to review the application again, after the caseworker from New Delhi office in India accused us of not being in a genuine personal relationship and stating that they doubt my wifes intentions of visiting the UK, though the intention of her visit for 6 months was and is to look after our two children and meet my family and friends, My Grandmother is 90 years old and has Angina a heart condition and the beginning of Dementia, she wishes to meet her Grandaughter in law and great grandaughter this Christmas, before its to late.

But the UK Home Office came back with the exact same response as to why they would'nt overturn the decision.

Therefore I and my family and wife's family are appealing directly  to the PrimeMinister Boris Johnson, the Home Secretary Priti Patel and our local MP Vicky Ford to overturn the decision asap, so that we can book their return flights for December the 1st to May 31st.

My Wife and child are not criminals, I work and I and my family are wealthy enough to sponsor their visit and life here in the UK, my wife studied Hotel management at College in Bangkok and since has worked at Bangkok Airport as a Customs Broker and Trainee Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and Cleaner at Utapao Pattaya Airport.

She is willing to take on a part time job in order to contribute to our future, and she would be no burden on any taxpayer because the visas that are issued in the passport clearly state no access to recourse public funds, meaning there is no possible way whatsoever for her to claim any benefits or NHS exemptions, and she does not wish to. 

If necessary we are willing to check in with our local MP Vicky Ford on a monthly basis to confirm my wife's whereabouts and status.

All we ask is to be reunited as a family before this Christmas, and for the UK Goverment to stop breaching our familys basic human rights along with other families who are also victims of the family visa policies.

Its estimated that upto 60.000 cross border families are in the same situation as us. Forced into being a skype family's not being able to touch each other and have the same rights as British families have.

Thank you for reading and supporting our petition.

Jason Unsworth, Sasithon Hongchompu Unsworth, Ava Hongchompu Unsworth, and Alice Isabella Unsworth