Anya Garnis, who shares two younger kids along with her husband Sunna Van Kampen, just lately tried to lease a property in Devon, however she was rejected from doing so due to a Residence Workplace blunder
Former Strictly star Anya Garnis fears she could also be left homeless after a Residence Workplace blunder rejected her proper to dwell in Britain.
The Russian-born Latin dancer began dancing on the age of 10 and commenced competing professionally along with her dance accomplice, Strictly’s Pasha Kovalev, in 1998. The pair moved to the US in 2001 to begin her skilled dancing profession.
They reached the ultimate of the US Open Ballroom Championship on a variety of events and have additionally appeared in US sequence So You Assume You Can Dance. Anya, who’s a US citizen, has carried out on the Emmys and the Oscars and even headlined the Broadway present Burn The Flooring.
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The 43-year-old, who shares two younger kids along with her husband Sunna Van Kampen, just lately tried to lease a property in Totnes, Devon, however she was rejected from doing so due to a Residence Workplace blunder.
Baffled by the scenario Anya investigated and found the Residence Workplace’s landlord checking system steered she didn’t have permission to dwell within the nation, regardless of being right here since 2013.
The Residence Workplace mentioned her software for depart to stay could have been misplaced – rendering her ‘unlawful’. Talking to the MailOnline she mentioned: “I used to be completely shocked and devastated. We’ve got to go away the place we’re dwelling now in a few weeks, however have been informed we won’t lease or purchase wherever else.
“In impact, this can depart us homeless in Britain. If we depart the nation, my visa software can be dismissed solely, however we could haven’t any alternative.”
Anya got here to the UK on a short lived UK visa in 2013 to work for Strictly. She married Mr Van Kampen in 2017 and so they later had two kids, now aged three and one.
Since 2013 Anya has lived within the UK on rolling non permanent visas with none main points till she utilized to resume her permission final September.
After making use of she heard nothing for months so chased her software up on the Residence Workplace web site which steered her software was being processed. When she tried to name, they informed her they could not talk about particular person instances on the cellphone.
Residence Workplace tips state that candidates have computerized depart to stay whereas their functions are being processed, so she thought nothing of it. After making use of once more she was shocked to nonetheless be turned down by the LCS.
She mentioned: “I can not purchase or lease a property, however I can also’t depart the nation whereas I am ready for a call. I do know extremely expert People who’ve been pressured to surrender on a life in Britain and transfer again dwelling due to this catch.”
The Residence Workplace mentioned it could not touch upon a person case.
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