British man's pregnant Chinese wife gets trouble in renewing visa

Speakers: Li Ningjing, Sam Duckett, and Lu Sirui

[Photo: Baidu.com]

A British man says he is "heartbroken" because his heavily pregnant Chinese wife has been refused a UK visa.

David Kiff, 32, and Wanwan Qiao, 27, got married in November and are due to become parents in September.

Mrs Qiao's visa application was unsuccessful. The Home Office told her there was "no reason" why she and Mr Kiff "could not relocate to China".

She has been given a four-month visa extension until 17 December and will then have to reapply to stay in the UK.

But Mr Kiff said his wife could be deported to China and he might have to quit his job to raise their child alone.

He said: "I'm heartbroken. They're basically trying to kick me out as well，which is astounding.” 

The couple, who live in St Albans, said they have spent nearly £4,000 in legal and application costs and more than £3,500 in medical bills as Mrs Qiao is not entitled to free NHS healthcare.

The audio clip is from Studio+, produced by CRI.