Home Office Branded 'Cruel' as Man Who Lost Family in Air India Crash Booted From UK

Grieving dad who lost family in Air India crash faces deportation in just days

Mohammad Sethwala was staying in the UK on a dependant visa, but he faces deportation after his wife and daughter died in the Ahmedabad Air India crash last year

Home Office branded 'cruel' as man who lost family in Air India crash booted from UK

Mohammad Shethwala, dependent on his wife for his British visa, had his request for an extension rejected

Man Whose Whole Family Died in Air India Crash Denied Right to Stay in UK

The Home Office has told a grieving man he must leave the UK after his wife and two-year-old daughter died in last year’s Air India plane crash. Mohammad Shethwala applied to extend his visa on humanitarian grounds after the tragedy, but on 9 April had his request rejected and was placed on immigration bail – an alternative to being detained for people without the legal right to be in the UK. He moved to the UK from India in March 2022 with his …

Dad whose entire family died in Air India crash told he can't stay in UK

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Indian man left without UK status after wife and daughter died in Air India crash

HighlightsAir India Flight 171 crash in June 2025 killed 260 people, including Mohammad Shethwala’s wife and child.Home Office rejected his humanitarian visa, saying no exceptional circumstances.Critics condemned the decision, comparing it to the Windrush scandal.Mohammad Shethwala came to the UK from India in March 2022 as a dependent on his wife Sadikabanu's student visa, while she pursued her studies at Ulster University's London campus. The …

Dad whose entire family died in Air India crash told he can’t stay in UK - Newsy People

The Home Office has faced strong criticism after informing Mohammad Shethwala, a father who lost his wife and young daughter in the Air India Flight 171