A father remains separated from his three children after only one of them was successful in securing a passport. Carl Wylie, 40, migrated from Gateshead to South Africa in 2020, where he married his wife Zandile, 31.
The couple have three children - twin daughters Harley and Holly, aged four, and Freddie, aged one. However, following job redundancy as a data analyst in March this year, Carl returned to Gateshead to earn a living for his family.
This resulted in the family having to vacate their Cape Town dwelling, compelling Zandile and their children to temporarily reside with a relative in Soweto, a region in South Africa known for its unsafe surroundings. Read more: M60 police 'thankful not to be hurt' in incident on motorway as driver prosecuted In a bid to unite his family in the UK, Carl filed British passport applications for all three of his children.
Regrettably, the passport office issued a passport solely for Harley while denying his other two offspring, reports Chronicle Live.
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