The Dwelling Workplace has opened the door for a seven-year-old Ukrainian woman to remain in Scotland together with her mom after the Day by day File stepped in.
Anna Shutova flew out to Poland to rescue daughter Alina after we outlined stunning failures within the visa system for these fleeing the warfare.
Mum Anna, who works at a farm within the Scottish Borders, was instructed that her daughter couldn't enter the nation as a result of she was right here on a brief visa.
She was inside days of giving up her life and residential in Scotland and becoming a member of the ocean of refugees in Poland, with no cash, no job and no place to stay.
After the File outlined the plight final week, the Dwelling Workplace sorted the red-tape wrangle.
Now, Anna has travelled to Warsaw for an emotional reunion with Alina, who is about to fly again to Scotland together with her to stay with the household of sponsor Catherine Oram.
Relieved Catherine stated: “Everybody has been via all kinds of stress however I can’t actually specific how relieved we're that that is all getting sorted out.
“The state of affairs appeared to have hit a brick wall and it appeared to us that nobody was ready to have a look at this case and see how absurd the delays have been.
“However when the Day by day File picked it up, there was a dramatic change in angle and we have been contacted by an official who sorted it out in a short time.
“I might very very similar to to hope that the learnings on this case can be utilized to hurry up issues for different Ukrainian households coming to Scotland and the UK, as each is a household in disaster.”
Catherine stated she hopes to have Anna and Alina at residence together with her household inside days.
The Dwelling Workplace stated: “The adjustments the Dwelling Workplace has made to streamline the visa system... are working and we are actually processing visas as rapidly as they arrive in – enabling 1000's extra Ukrainians to come back.”
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