Fijian British army veterans in high court battle to remain in UK

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The eight men claim they were not properly advised about legal route to citizenship
Eight Fiji-born soldiers who served with the British army in Iraq and Afghanistan have gone to the high court to try to overturn what they say were bureaucratic errors that have left them as illegal immigrants in the country they once served.
They include Remesio “Pat” Waqaliva, 42, who was suddenly discharged from the army in 2009 after nine years, including two tours of Iraq, and not advised that he had to immediately apply for the UK citizenship to which he was legally entitled. Continue reading...

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