81-Year-Old British Citizen Denied Entry Into UK After Going on Holiday in Ghana
- An 81-year-old woman has been shut out of the United Kingdom after she travelled to Ghana for a holiday
- The British citizen has lived in the UK for decades, but after visiting Ghana, her home country, she was denied entry back to the UK
- The woman, who has cancer, is stuck in Ghana while her medical treatment waits in the UK, as she is unable to go back
A British citizen who travelled to Ghana for a holiday has been denied entry into the UK when she wanted to come back.
The woman, who is battling cancer, is identified as 81-year-old Hannah Dankwa.
Source: UGC
Hannah Dankwa had travelled to Ghana from the UK to see a relative and observe a holiday.
When it was time for her to fly back to the UK, she was turned back at the airport and told she could not enter the UK again.
She and her family were shocked because she had been living in the UK for several decades and had been using the same documents.
She said she feels terrible because of the way she has been treated by the British Home Office.
Her words:
"I feel really terrible. Really terrible. I just don't know what to do."
Hannah is being cared for by her daughter, Akua, who had gone with her on what was meant to be a two-week holiday. This was four months ago.
Her daughter, Akua said:
"We were shocked. Mum has travelled from the UK to Ghana and back to the UK with the same documents that we have had with us for over 40 years. There has never been a problem ever."
The aged Hannah said she feels for her poor daughter, who has to take her around in a wheelchair from the hotel where they have been stuck for four months.
Her words:
"My poor daughter has to take me out in the wheelchair sometimes. I have two knee operations. When I walk too much, it hurts, and I feel for my daughter."
Born in 1944 in Kumasi, Ghana, Hannah was said to have relocated to the UK as part of the Windrush generation, who are people from Commonwealth countries who arrived in the UK before 1973, who were invited to address post-war labour shortages.
Also, Chanel4 reports that there is an 'irregularity' in her date of birth, which is affecting her documentation.
The outlet quotes the Home Office as saying:
“While we do not comment on individual passport applications, a passport is only issued once all checks are satisfactorily completed.”
Hannah said the family has made all efforts, including an intervention by the National Health Service (NHS) concerning her cancer treatment, but nothing has changed, as they remain stranded in Ghana.
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Reactions as old woman is barred from entering the UK
@adriandumphrey said:
"How is a citizen being refused entry??? that doesn't make sense. what is the exact reason for refusal?"
@mansa.onfilm said:
"Imagine being a British citizen, pouring into a country, working honestly and paying taxes for 60 years, to be locked out of your own country. The UK government and Home Office should be soo ashamed."
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian woman was in tears after she was deported from the United States, even before she had the chance to enter the country.
The lady who was seen weeping in a viral video travelled to the US for a business event, but she won't be able to participate anymore.
According to her, she was asked to leave the country after she was detained for several hours at the airport upon arrival.
Source: Legit.ng
