Imran’s mother died on Monday. His brother Gulab Khan, who lives in Sydney, told SBS Hindi, “My mother was not keeping well for a few days. I left for my office on Monday and received a call from my wife that mother’s condition was not good. I returned home immediately, but my mother had already breathed her last.”
64-year-old Ahmed Banu wanted to speak to her youngest son Imran in her last moments. “She told my family members present with her to call me. She wanted to speak to me. I was her favourite,” says Imran sobbing.
The Sydney-based family wants Imran to be present for the funeral of his mother. “We want Imran to come and spend some time with his mother before the last rites,” says Gulab Khan, the eldest of the three siblings.
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However, Imran will not be able to come as his visa application has been rejected by the Australian Embassy in India.
“I wish to advise you that the application for this visa has been refused on 20 June 2018 for the following applicant (Client: Name IMRAN KHAN)," the visa officer replied adding, "The applicant did not satisfy the provisions of the Migration Regulations 1994."
Melbourne-based Migration agent Rohit Mohan says he is surprised at this outcome as Australia has been “very lenient regarding granting tourist visas from the Indian subcontinent.”
However, Mohan points out that the applicants “should provide evidence to prove that they have strong incentives to return to India e.g, financial assets, family ties, employment or own business, etc.
“The applicants, who have had a previous tourist visa refused in the past need to substantiate a material change in circumstances before they apply again to prove they are genuine visitors,” says Mohan.
Imran Khan had a visa refusal last year too.
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The family has sought help from India’s Minister of External Affairs Ms Sushma Swaraj and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop MP, on Twitter.
