Daria Pajak
Weeks after PWBA Tour champion Daria Pajak made the decision to return to her native Poland in early March of 2020, the world had changed. Shutdowns swept the globe from one country to the next as a 100-year pandemic took root.
Which is to say that it has been nearly a year since Daria set foot in the country in which she lived for nearly a decade, first bowling alongside Verity Crawley at Webber International and then on the PWBA Tour. Like Crawley, who was forced to fly home to her native U.K. earlier this month after her application to renew her visa was denied, Daria is crushed that visa delays have prevented her from joining her fellow touring pros in Arlington this week for the PWBA Kickoff Classic.
Ten-pin bowling professional Verity Crawley kicked out of US
Ten-pin bowling professional Verity Crawley kicked out of US
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For the last eight years, Verity Crawley has been pursuing her professional bowling career in the US.
But the 26-year-old, originally from Bournemouth in Dorset, has had to fly home after her application to extend her athlete visa was denied.
She believes travel restrictions caused by Covid-19, as well as a tightening of rules to protect American jobs during the pandemic are the cause.
Britain s only female professional ten-pin bowler has started the process of applying for a visa again, which can take up to six months.