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| Passport delay leaves surrogate babies stranded in India | Passport delay leaves surrogate babies stranded in India |
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| The government has been urged to intervene in the case of a Greater Manchester couple stranded in India due to Passport Office delays. | The government has been urged to intervene in the case of a Greater Manchester couple stranded in India due to Passport Office delays. |
| Kiran and Bina Salvi, from Bolton, travelled out three months ago to collect their surrogate twins. | Kiran and Bina Salvi, from Bolton, travelled out three months ago to collect their surrogate twins. |
| Labour MP Julie Hilling called on the Home Secretary Theresa May to intervene during a House of Commons debate. | Labour MP Julie Hilling called on the Home Secretary Theresa May to intervene during a House of Commons debate. |
| The Home Office said it is trying to find out the latest status of the couple's passport application. | |
| The children have been awarded UK citizenship, but processing delays mean the family cannot return home. | The children have been awarded UK citizenship, but processing delays mean the family cannot return home. |
| Bolton West MP Ms Hilling raised the couple's problem in the House of Commons saying, "They are desperate, running out of money and stuck in a hot hotel room in India." | Bolton West MP Ms Hilling raised the couple's problem in the House of Commons saying, "They are desperate, running out of money and stuck in a hot hotel room in India." |
| They travelled to India to collect their twins Jai and Leela, who were both born prematurely to a surrogate mother, but have not been able to return home. | They travelled to India to collect their twins Jai and Leela, who were both born prematurely to a surrogate mother, but have not been able to return home. |
| 'Helpline stalemate' | 'Helpline stalemate' |
| "When we ring the Passport Office helpline we get a request for a reference but for overseas applications there is no reference number," said Mr Salvi. | "When we ring the Passport Office helpline we get a request for a reference but for overseas applications there is no reference number," said Mr Salvi. |
| "They are adamant there is a reference number and there isn't. There's a toing and froing with them." | "They are adamant there is a reference number and there isn't. There's a toing and froing with them." |
| Mr Salvi said the couple faced the same problem when they try to get help online. | Mr Salvi said the couple faced the same problem when they try to get help online. |
| He added: "It is almost like nobody knows the process. We know more about the process than they do." | He added: "It is almost like nobody knows the process. We know more about the process than they do." |
| Mr Salvi said the children received UK citizenship within a week of application, adding, "What I don't understand is why the duplication of effort... why are the same checks repeated by the Passport Authority?" | Mr Salvi said the children received UK citizenship within a week of application, adding, "What I don't understand is why the duplication of effort... why are the same checks repeated by the Passport Authority?" |
| "We've been waiting 12 years to have a family I don't regret my two children - I just want to be able to get home and enjoy them in Britain where we live and were born," he said. | "We've been waiting 12 years to have a family I don't regret my two children - I just want to be able to get home and enjoy them in Britain where we live and were born," he said. |