zimbabwean to return for entry clearance.

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Protest over deportation threat - DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THIS WAS???

Dave and Marjory Cook have been married since 2002
A protest march to highlight the case of an African woman facing deportation has been held in Sussex.
Marjory Cook, 47, who is married to a UK resident, has been told to return to Zimbabwe to apply for a UK visa. But she says she fears for her safety.

She married in 2002, but the Border and Immigration Agency said her wedding was six weeks after her former visa expired, and she needs a spousal visa.

A rally was held in Portslade on Sunday, where Mrs Cook lives.

Her husband, Dave Cook, 53, has said he is unable to travel abroad with his wife, and cannot understand why the Home Office is suggesting Marjory go to Zimbabwe voluntarily.

It is a truly awful situation

Celia Barlow MP

The demonstration is backed by Celia Barlow, MP for Hove and Portslade, who said Mrs Cook's family were opponents of Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe.

Ms Barlow said: "It is a truly awful situation where a couple who are clearly committed to one another and have enjoyed a happy and loving marriage are still in legal limbo."

She said Mrs Cook had been asked to go back to Zimbabwe to apply for a visa that she would "in all likelihood be granted anyway"

Mrs Cook has said the couple did not marry earlier because the Home Office had her passport.

In a statement in August, the Border and Immigration Agency, which is part of the Home Office, said: "We do not comment on individual cases.

"In order for an applicant to be settled as a spouse they must hold a valid UK entry clearance for entry in the correct capacity.

"Applicants who do not meet the requirements for leave to remain as a spouse will be expected to return home and apply for entry clearance in the correct capacity in order to join their spouse/fiance in the UK."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7043746.stm