Abuse victims increasingly denied right to stay in UK

Refusal rate doubles for spousal visa holders who have suffered domestic violence Case study: 'They told me I was going in two hours' The refusal rate for women applying to stay in the UK after suffering domestic violence more than doubled between 2012 and 2016 after the government pledged to make the UK a "hostile environment for illegal immigrants". A new rule, which allowed people who entered the UK on a spousal visa and then suffered domestic abuse, the right to apply for leave to remain, wa...