On January 2nd 2011, Michael Aranda (a US citizen) asked for six weeks' entry into the UK to help a British band record their album. The border officer granted him entry for six months, writing 'SIX MONTHS' in his passport.
On April 6th, Michael was refused entry back into the UK after a brief trip to France, claiming his visa is only valid for the six weeks he asked for and not the six months his passport states. They said they would let him through if he returns with a valid ticket back to America.
Michael returned two days later with a valid ticket back to America, but was again denied; since he had been turned away previously, the border officer concluded that he poses "a significant risk" to the United Kingdom.
We have started this petition to prove he is not.
Michael is currently stranded in Paris with no way of retrieving his things in London. He owns property in the US which he is paying a mortgage on, so he fully intends to return to his home country once his leave to stay has expired. We, the undersigned, simply hope to convince the British border control officers in France to honour their original agreement to let Michael stay for the remainder of his six month visa, as is stated in his passport.
-Alex Day and Charlie McDonnell
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Reached 50,000 supporters
May 1, 2011
April 23, 2011
The volume of support has reached a level where we can now present a formal request for review to the immigration authorities. We are finalizing a letter outlining the discrepancies in the border officer reports to accompany the petition data. Further updates will follow once we have confirmed a point of contact at the regional office.
April 14, 2011
The petition threshold of 10,000 signatures has been met. This volume of support allows us to move forward with a formal request for a review of the decision by the UK Border Agency. I am currently finalizing the cover letter that will accompany the submission of these records.
Reached 10,000 supporters
April 14, 2011
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 11, 2011
April 9, 2011
We are approaching one thousand signatures and need to reach this threshold before we submit our formal briefing to the UK Border Agency. I am currently preparing the documentation packet for our legal representative. Please verify that your contact information is updated so our final delivery to the authorities remains official.
18 Comments
He is not a threat to the UK government, he just wants to create music with some of your citizens.
ITS BEEN THREE YEARS. LET THIS POOR MAN BACK IN. im joking hahahahaha lolololololololololololololol. i look stupid byeee
Michael is a wonderful person and should be allowed back in to the UK. He is a wonderful youtuber and would never hurt anyone.
Michael Aranda is a great youtuber and should be aloud to come back to England. All his friends miss him and he misses them aswell.
This is honestly so unfair. The guy just wants to make music and he has a stamp in his passport saying he can stay so why are they being so difficult about it? Bring him back home.
No threat to UK.
Michael Aranda is no threat to the United Kingdom.
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On January 2nd 2011, Michael Aranda (a US citizen) asked for six weeks' entry into the UK to help a British band record their album. The border officer granted him entry for six months, writing 'SIX MONTHS' in his passport.
On April 6th, Michael was refused entry back into the UK after a brief trip to France, claiming his visa is only valid for the six weeks he asked for and not the six months his passport states. They said they would let him through if he returns with a valid ticket back to America.
Michael returned two days later with a valid ticket back to America, but was again denied; since he had been turned away previously, the border officer concluded that he poses "a significant risk" to the United Kingdom.
We have started this petition to prove he is not.
Michael is currently stranded in Paris with no way of retrieving his things in London. He owns property in the US which he is paying a mortgage on, so he fully intends to return to his home country once his leave to stay has expired. We, the undersigned, simply hope to convince the British border control officers in France to honour their original agreement to let Michael stay for the remainder of his six month visa, as is stated in his passport.
-Alex Day and Charlie McDonnell
(Please elaborate on your feelings in the comments of your signature so the government can see you're not a troll.)
Updates
Reached 50,000 supporters
May 1, 2011
April 23, 2011
The volume of support has reached a level where we can now present a formal request for review to the immigration authorities. We are finalizing a letter outlining the discrepancies in the border officer reports to accompany the petition data. Further updates will follow once we have confirmed a point of contact at the regional office.
April 14, 2011
The petition threshold of 10,000 signatures has been met. This volume of support allows us to move forward with a formal request for a review of the decision by the UK Border Agency. I am currently finalizing the cover letter that will accompany the submission of these records.
Reached 10,000 supporters
April 14, 2011
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 11, 2011
April 9, 2011
We are approaching one thousand signatures and need to reach this threshold before we submit our formal briefing to the UK Border Agency. I am currently preparing the documentation packet for our legal representative. Please verify that your contact information is updated so our final delivery to the authorities remains official.
18 Comments
He is not a threat to the UK government, he just wants to create music with some of your citizens.
He is not a threat to the UK government, he just wants to create music with some of your citizens.
ITS BEEN THREE YEARS. LET THIS POOR MAN BACK IN. im joking hahahahaha lolololololololololololololol. i look stupid byeee
Michael is a wonderful person and should be allowed back in to the UK. He is a wonderful youtuber and would never hurt anyone.
Michael Aranda is a great youtuber and should be aloud to come back to England. All his friends miss him and he misses them aswell.
This is honestly so unfair. The guy just wants to make music and he has a stamp in his passport saying he can stay so why are they being so difficult about it? Bring him back home.
No threat to UK.
Michael Aranda is no threat to the United Kingdom.
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He is not a threat to the UK government, he just wants to create music with some of your citizens.