Deportation row for Couple

New deportation blow for Huddersfield couple facing separation in visa row

Civil servants claim the couple do not earn enough to justify Brett staying in the UK - even though he has been here for several years.

A Huddersfield couple fighting a deportation threat are to have their day in court.

Matt Mallinson and Brett Rice, who went through a civil partnership in 2012, are battling a Home Office order which could see Brett deported to South Africa.

Civil servants claim the couple do not earn enough to justify Brett staying in the UK - even though he has been here for several years.

The pair argue that because Brett was a student at the University of Huddersfield when he filed his application, he was only able to work part-time and fell foul of the earnings rule by little more than £300.

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Published: 16-Oct-2014: (2647)