A man who fled Ukraine after the invasion by Russian troops has had an appeal to the Home Office to allow him to come and live with his parents in Scotland accepted.
Refugee charity Massive Outpouring of Love had backed Naeem Hijazi’s mum and dad’s campaign for his visa application to be overturned after it had been rejected.
Now Naeem has been allowed to come to live with his parents in Dumfries.
A charity spokesman said: “It will take a while but he is going to be able to join his parents and wellwishers here.
“We’d like to thank everyone who signed petitions, wrote to the MPs and helped in any way.”
Following the invasion, Naeem, 23, fled by train to the western city of Lviv and then walked for miles to the Polish border. He was put on a coach and ended up in Germany.
The UK Government has relaxed visa requirements for Ukrainian refugees but, as Naeem is Syrian, they didn’t apply to him.
His parents Sareb Meslmani and Abdul Majeed Hijazi pleaded with the Home Office to review his application.
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