Home Office U-turns leave British baby stuck in India

Family unable to be reunited until passport granted for eight-month-old JacobAn eight-month-old British baby has been stranded abroad since birth, and his family split between two continents and his mother unable to take up a job tackling coronavirus, because of repeated delays and U-turns by the Home Office in processing his passport application.Some passport applicants are required to attend face-to-face interviews but these have been suspended during the pandemic. The family were repeatedly told that although a face-to-face interview was required it could take place via Skype instead. However, officials then backtracked and said this would not be possible. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/04/home-office-u-turns-leave-british-baby-stuck-in-india #home_office #passport_office #politics #india #uk_news