Home Office rejects Palestinian Jerusalemite woman’s UK visa but approves husband’s

Officials said they were not satisfied Therese Abdallah was a ‘genuine visitor’ and believed she would not leave after visit to son in London A Palestinian Jerusalemite who lives in London has been left devastated after a planned trip by his parents had to be cancelled when the Home Office ruled his mother was not a “genuine visitor”. Karim Abdallah, who has lived in the UK since 2019, was looking forward to hosting his parents, Therese Abdallah, 69, a retired English teacher, and his father,...

By Diane Taylor