Hi guys just to inform you my experience from a short holiday from turkey at luton airport. I went turkey with my mum who is us green card holder and has 5 years multiple visa for uk. also my sister (who is uk citizen) was with us. my mum came in the uk last december to attend in my marriage ceremony . the immigration officer ask me about my mums return ticket. I told him it is an online ticket and i dont have the printed copy with me. he said i have to see it. i told him let me check my email and show it to you. then he asked me what date the ticket is?
The ticket date was changed from 12th may to 12th november as there was no alternatives to keep the ticket open return. the immigration officer then started checking what date my mum came and how many days she stayed. it was less then 6 months. then the officer went inside and spoken to his superiors may be. then he returned and ask me what i was doing here. i told him I am doing a business on marketing promotion. tell me a-z about your your business. I told him about my business. then he replied i need to ask you more questions just seat over there.
after one hour the officer comeback with a detention letter for us. my mum is an old lady and using a wheel chair. Me and my mum was waiting there for another hour. then they took us in the quarantine room to check our baggage. there were two officers. only the restricted things they found some of my mums medicines which was originally prescribed in the US but due to shortage of it she had to taken it from local chemist by using uk gp. then they asked me which gp she was using. I said i dont know anything about the address of the gp. after that we were taken to the place where we were sitting first.
after another one hour they comeback and told our sister you are a british citizen we have no issue with you so you can go but we need to interview them. then we were taken in the detention room. they asked if we need anything to eat. i replied yes my mum is an old lady with certain medical condition. she has diabetics, high blood-pressure and other diseases. she needs to eat her lunch and medicine. they gave us a box lunch to eat however we ate nothing due to the terrible experience.
we were treated like a criminal and degraded by them. i was feeling sorry for my mum as she never had any experience with police or any enforcement officers. moreover she was so tired as we started our journey early morning and then harassing by the immigration. I asked one of the officer if he is ready to take my interview.
he was having his coffee. he said yes i'm ready when you are. I told him i'm ready lets start. he asked me if i want any drink. i told him a cup of coffee will be nice however they did not give me. the interview took nearly two hours. its all about my personal life, my wife's life history, my education, my work history, all of my business details. for example, how much i have invested, how much money I have in my hand, where did i get the money from, how many employees i will be taken, how much salary i will pay to them, i much profit i have earned, who is my client, what his position is, how did i find him, who was my last customer, what i did for him, how much i earn from there, why did not i invest the full amount.
I told them i just received my business visa about three weeks ago, and after my initial application refused it took two years time to get it, i was in business activities but i continued with my job as well. and as my marital status has changed, I married to a british citizen, now I am thinking to apply for FLR(M). then they asked me what is FLR(M). I explained them. after my interview, they took my mum to interview her.
after another two hours two officers came with some papers and fingerprint tools to take our fingerprints. They took our fingerprints in a paper. after another two hours one of the officers came to me and told me that we refused your mum entry. now we will send her back to turkey unless you provide us a valid tickets to us or your country within 7 days. Then I told him it is pointless to send her back to turkey. she will go usa. then I changed the return ticket of my mum by paying $200.
later, after another 120 minutes, the officer comeback with my mums removal later and he kept her passport. he told she must has to stay in the same address mentioned in your boarding pass and attend certain time according to the ticket. the reason ukba mentioned in the letter are mainly my mums return ticket is after 181 days and she took prescribed medicines from uk without any travel health insurance.
I have given/propose to give directions for your removal to usa
Your right of appeal is limited under section 88(2) and/or 89(3) (as appropriate) because it was taken on the grounds that you/the person whom you are dependent:
# is/ are seeking to be in the UK for period longer than is permitted by immigration rules
# is/are seeking to enter the UK for a purpose other than one for which entry is permitted by immigration rules (section 88(2)(d)2
he given me back my passport and resident permit back but showed they wrote a ref number in my passport and told me I will be in trouble in the future. he also told me we only giving you back as your wife is a british and if we remove you she will bring you back. it took 13 hours all together guys.
thank you for your time in reading my experience. brothers and sisters be aware of any worst experience from the border agency and plan your journey properly if any one in need. I would like to ask all the experts in this board about my mum situation. Is there any potentials to appeal on my mum visa to keep it alive? will they cancel the remaining years of her visa on her departure? can she travel again in the UK or she will be banned for another 10 years?
also what trouble is waiting for me in the future? I am planning to apply for FLR(M) soon. please share any ideas.
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