Home Office finally grants visa to Iraqi nun after rejecting her twice

Sister Ban Madleen, who fled Islamic State in 2014, was applying to visit her family

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An Iraqi nun who was forced to flee Islamic State in 2014 has finally been granted entry into Britain after being denied twice.

Sister Ban Madleen previously applied for a UK visa to visit her sick sister but was refused permission in March. A second application for a month-long trip to see her sister and sister’s family was denied last month.

Fr Benedict Kiely, founder of Nasarean.org, confirmed on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/benedict_kiely/status/1019191556195090434

Sister Ban’s case had been taken up by Conservative MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg and Sir Edward Leigh. Sir Edward raised the issue in the House of Commons on Monday, the same day her visa was granted.

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