British airports irradiate babes
Let's hope we get a reply from UKBA this week. It is a great worry. The visa is dated November, but as my invitation letter said Shane would leave on July 14th, that is the date we must leave by unless we get permission for her to stay longer. If we overstay Shane would be blacklisted and disqualified from any further visa. To make her fly now would be grossly irresponsible. We enclosed a GP's letter stating his opinion that Shane should not fly until her 18th week and that only after a further examination, probably around September.
Owen Paterson wrote to Theresa May three weeks ago. It's time she replied. Time is passing by.
EMAIL REPLY FROM READER - :
I've just read The Tap. At a PBLF meeting this morning I talked to ****** ******, who emphasised how important it is for Shane to leave UK by the visa expiry date. In his experience, getting off the blacklist status for overstaying is very difficult.
Poor Shane. It must be rotten to feel so delicate all the time.
MY RESPONSE -
Thanks for the reminder. ******'s advice has been good and bad, in that he is not correct all the time.
It would be good to get Shane off as planned by July 14th, but her first trimester is proving very sensitive for her.
If the Home Secretary is willing to grant an extended stay on medical grounds, that would not be an overstay, as I understand it.
I will call **** ***** for further advice once we have the reply from the Home Office.
If we get no reply, we might have to make Shane leave regardless. It is not a good idea to move her unless there is really no alternative.
Airport scanners deliver a radiation dose twenty times bigger than 'previously thought'
A young life could be destroyed or impaired easily by moving her too soon.......
UPDATE - Theresa May The Home Secretary has expressed her opinion that Shane can stay until the expiry date of her Visa, and can leave as and when her medical condition permits. It is a great relief and we are very grateful.
UPDATE - Theresa May The Home Secretary has expressed her opinion that Shane can stay until the expiry date of her Visa, and can leave as and when her medical condition permits. It is a great relief and we are very grateful.
.....some researchers who study radiation's health effects beg to differ. Last April, four imaging experts from the University of California, San Francisco sent a letter of concern to President Obama's science and technology advisor, John Holdren, questioning, "the extent to which the safety of this scanning device has been adequately demonstrated," they wrote.
They added that it might deliver a concentrated dose of radiation to the skin—necessary to penetrate clothes—that could be "dangerously high," possibly increasing the risk of skin cancer and other cancers in susceptible individuals. They called for an independent panel of experts to review all the risk data including whether the scanners pose a higher risk to certain folks like pregnant women, seniors, children, and teens.
The government declined their request, reiterating that the scans are safe for everyone.
Dr Brenner of Columbia University writes -
'If there are increases in cancers as a result of irradiation of children, they would most likely appear some decades in the future. It would be prudent not to scan the head and neck,' he added.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1290527/Airport-body-scanners-deliver-radiation-dose-20-times-higher-thought.html#ixzz1Qd14dAQx
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1290527/Airport-body-scanners-deliver-radiation-dose-20-times-higher-thought.html#ixzz1Qd14dAQx
PLUS PRISON PLANET REPORT -
http://www.prisonplanet.com/cancer-surges-in-body-scanner-operators-tsa-launches-cover-up.html
http://www.prisonplanet.com/cancer-surges-in-body-scanner-operators-tsa-launches-cover-up.html
Fearful of provoking further public resistance to naked airport body scanners, the TSA has been caught covering up a surge in cases of TSA workers developing cancer as a result of their close proximity to radiation-firing devices, perhaps the most shocking revelation to emerge from the latest FOIA documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
7 comments:
Bit confused by the November date. If that is the expiry date on her visa, why don't you work from there? Is what they will look at, at the airport if/when she/you both travel.
Have you thought about getting married? It might simplify matters.
She must not be exposed to x-rays while she's pregnant.
Kevin, the rules are a bit confusing. The minimum time the UKBA will issue a visitor's visa is 6 months. But they issue a visa based on a declared visit plan, which in our case was originally departure on 14th July 2011.
One adviser we spoke to did not understand this and told us that once you have a six months visa you can choose when to return as you like. But that would in fact lead to being put on a blacklist.
The pregnancy has obviously changed the circumstances.
Twig, it is of course nice to consider getting married, but as Shane had never been to the UK (or anywhere else) before, she wanted to come here and see how we live before committing herself.
A year from now we might well be able to qualify for a settlement visa, as long as Shane is not on a blacklist, and everything goes smoothly from here. Thanks for your comments.
This is where immigration rules are really unfair. Please tell Shane I´m so sorry, the stress alone can´t be doing her health any good. If I can do anything to help, let me know. Sue x
Sue, I passed on your comments to Shane. I wish we had a way to join you in Spain for a few weeks and buy some time, but it's not possible.
Shane is very good at not being stressed about stuff. But she is suffering and needs time to adapt to what is happening to her. Thanks for your consideration of her situation. X
You might consider asking for an extension up to six months, then if granted, use the 'extra' time to explore your options. I don't know if you can still do this - you could six or so years ago. But there have been a lot of changes since.
p.s.
I have heard of a Filipina who came to UK a few years ago on a student visa, has overstayed and given birth to a son a few months ago and hasn't been thrown out yet. The father isn't a Brit either.
Kevin, there are those who don't care about the law, and who go TNT - disappear and live in breach of their visa terms. Shane is not the type to consider that. She has strong ties with her family and her friends and would not like to be cut off from them indefinitely.
We are waiting the decision of The Home Secretary. Let's hope the decision arrives in time, and is sufficient to address the issues we face. Luckily we have the support of my MP Owen Paterson. But we've heard of other cases where the MP was involved and the UKBA didn't reply to correspondence for quite a long time.
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