British home office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone
A Brazilian mother and father were upsetting him when he told their children in the home office that they had no right to stay in the UK and that they should return to Brazil alone.
Guilherme Serrano, 11, and Luca Serrano, 8, spent most of their lives in the UK, with their mother Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia, NHS senior nurse and father Dr. Hugo Barbosa, and Dr. Hugo Barbosa, a senior lecturer in computer science at Eckert University.
But while parents can continue to live and work legally in the UK, the Home Office has sent a letter saying that the child must return to Brazil.
Although Guilherme is only 11 years old, it warned him that staying in the UK illegally could lead to his detention, prosecution, not allowed to go to work or rent a house, and obtained his driver's license.
“I can't see this in a million years from the Home Office. This letter made me feel like my kids are criminals. Since I came to the UK in 2019, I've worked for the NHS, paid my taxes, paid my taxes and did everything right.”
According to Barbosa, children did not read or write in Portuguese and would not speak the language fluently. He added: “The Home Office said, 'Let's kick two happy, healthy kids in the UK.' Going back to Brazil will undermine their emotional and social stability because of their uncertainty about the future and they are already anxious.
“Guilherme has a place in a grammar school and that will be lost. If my ex-wife and I were still together, none of this would have happened. It seems that the Ministry of the Interior doesn't seem to like divorced couples.”
The family’s difficulties with the department arose because their parents divorced a few years after they arrived in the UK. They still use friendly terms and co-parent 50/50.
Gouveia and her children arrived in the UK on a dependency on a Barbosa visa, but after her divorce, she received a new skilled worker visa in 2022.
Barbosa was granted an indefinite leave and was to stay in 2024 as she has been on her current visa since 2022.
Under the Home Office, unless a parent is responsible for the growth of his or her child, it shall be granted to the parents of the parents, or to be settled or British citizen.
In an attempt to refuse permission to stay in the letter sent to 11-year-old Gilheim in the UK, the Home Office official said: “I am satisfied that there is no serious or compelling reason to grant you a solution.”
It added: “I am satisfied that you can return to Brazil and continue your education in Brazil where you can choose to attend an English-speaking school.
“Although this may involve a certain degree of disruption in family life, it is considered proportional to the legitimate purpose of maintaining effective immigration control.”
It also noted that the need to maintain immigration control “exceeds the possible impact on you.”
“I've always been proud and happy to work for the NHS. Why do my innocent children treat this way?” Gouveia said.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been contacted for comment.
