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Thread #121196 Message #2643080
Posted By: sheila
28-May-09 - 05:34 PM
Thread Name: Canadian singer Allison Crowe refused entry to UK
Subject: Allison Crowe refused entry to UK
from an article in today's 'Northern Times', a newspaper for the north of Scotland -
"INTERNATIONALLY renowned Canadian singer Allison Crowe, on her way to stay with friends in North-West Sutherland last week, was held for 11 hours at Gatwick Airport in London by immigration officials – and then deported back home.
And all because she and fellow band members had failed to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship from venues they were due to play at, a little-known visa requirement following legislation brought in last November to combat illegal immigration and terrorism."
full story at http://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6098/North-bound_visitor__treated_like_a_terrorist_.html