EXCLUSIVE: Russell Young given lifeline to avoid removal from UK to Australia
He spent his life savings to rescue a failing 200-year-old pub in Failsworth
But he paid himself just £100 per week to ensure the business survived
Now the Home Office has rejected his application for five-year visa
Grandfather, 62, did not meet criteria of earning £18,600 per year to remain
Has now applied for a spousal visa for two years which has 50/50 success rate
EXCLUSIVE: Russell Young faces deportation from the UK back to Australia
He spent his life savings to rescue a failing 200-year-old pub in Failsworth
But he paid himself just £100 per week to ensure the business survived
Now the Home Office has rejected his application for five-year visa
Grandfather, 62, did not meet criteria of earning £18,600 per year to remain
Landlord who ploughed his life savings into a community pub at risk of being deported - because he doesn t make enough money
Russell Young, 62, could be deported next week after an appeal for a new visa was rejected
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Russ Young, 62, faces being deported back to Australia next week (Image: Tracie Young)
A man who ploughed his life savings into a community pub to keep the doors open has been told he will be deported - as he doesn’t make enough money to be given a visa.
Russell Young, 62, switched his sunny Melbourne home for a life in Failsworth in 2016 to be with his long-term partner, 56-year-old Tracie, who managed The Sun Inn on Oldham Road.
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