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Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s

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The Home Office rejected the visa application of Therese Abdallah, a Palestinian Jerusalemite woman, while approving that of her husband, Ghassan Abdallah. Officials stated they were not satisfied she was a genuine visitor and believed she would not leave the UK after visiting their son, Karim Abdallah, who has lived in London since 2019. The decision has left the family devastated, as the planned trip has been cancelled.

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Karim Abdallah was 'devastated' and 'looking forward to hosting his parents'.

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Karim Abdallah has lived in the UK since 2019.

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Officials were not satisfied Therese Abdallah was a 'genuine visitor'.

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  • Karim Abdallah was 'devastated' and 'looking forward to hosting his parents'.
  • The planned family visit was cancelled due to the Home Office decision.

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<p>Officials said they were not satisfied Therese Abdallah was a ‘genuine visitor’ and believed she would not leave after visit to son in London</p><p>A Palestinian Jerusalemite who lives in London has been left devastated after a planned trip by his parents had to be cancelled when the Home Office ruled his mother was not a “genuine visitor”.</p><p>Karim Abdallah, who has lived in the UK since…

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Officials were not satisfied Therese Abdallah was a 'genuine visitor'.

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Officials believed Therese Abdallah would not leave after visiting her son.

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Therese Abdallah is 69 years old and a retired English teacher.

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Ghassan Abdallah is a psychologist.

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Karim Abdallah has lived in the UK since 2019.

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The planned trip by Therese and Ghassan Abdallah to London has been cancelled.

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