£30,000 raised for Wirral ‘local legend’ denied UK citizenship
Nelson Shardey, 74, became tearful on hearing of support for effort to gain settled status after 50 years in UKA retired 74-year-old newsagent who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years said “tears were running” from his eyes after strangers fundraised more than £30,000 to support his legal fight to remain in the country.Nelson Shardey, who has been described as a Merseyside “local legend”, is pursuing a legal challenge against the Home Office after he was refused indefinite leave to remain, despite living and working in the UK since 1977. Continue reading...
Nelson Shardey, 74, became tearful on hearing of support for effort to gain settled status after 50 years in UK
A retired 74-year-old newsagent who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years said “tears were running” from his eyes after strangers fundraised more than £30,000 to support his legal fight to remain in the country.
Nelson Shardey, who has been described as a Merseyside “local legend”, is pursuing a legal challenge against the Home Office after he was refused indefinite leave to remain, despite living and working in the UK since 1977. Continue reading...