UK refuses visa to mother of British baby hoping to visit ill relative

Summary

The Guardian reports that the Home Office refused a visa for Khin Thant Zin, a refugee from Myanmar, to visit the UK with her family. Her partner, Matthew Cross, wants to take their five-month-old British son from Thailand to Lancashire to meet Cross’s ill grandfather, the baby’s great-grandfather.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   17 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that the Home Office refused a visa for the mother of a British baby living in Thailand, preventing the family from visiting the baby’s ill great-grandfather in Lancashire.