Canadian who could not renew visa due to mental health crisis faces UK ban

<p>Academic Heather Scott has been told by Home Office that being ‘acutely ill’ is not an exceptional circumstance</p><p>The Home Office is threatening to ban a Canadian academic from the UK after she was unable to renew her visa in time during a mental health crisis.</p><p>Dr Heather Scott has lived in Britain since she came in 2011 on a study visa. The renowned academic, whose area of research relates to Victorian cemeteries including Highgate, Brompton and Abney Park, is required to be based in London.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/09/canadian-could-not-renew-visa-mental-health-crisis-home-office-uk-ban">Continue reading...</a>