The home office need to concentrate on new arrivals and not people who have been here for 50 years

@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb

24 күн бұрын

Leave the home office out of this. Rwanda will a welcoming home for him. Raising funds for his survival is the next option. I would like to meet him, to see how we can help in London amongst best wishers. Unless something else in contraction to the British constitution is at play then he would return to another country as a refugee from England. If you have to go, you have to go. Who cares but his immediate family, and friends.

@jessybrown5716

24 күн бұрын

Correct. They should concentrate on new arrivals. He could have sorted his residency following the law instead of just ignoring it carrying on as if the law doesn't exist. Best of luck to him and family.

@COJIMVICTORIADALY

24 күн бұрын

Brother this is spiritual. Wacth Cojim, you will get your passport oooh GOD IS GOOD OOH SHALOOOM GOD BLESS YOU

@pinky-ud1rt

24 күн бұрын

Amen

@MrSteadfast

24 күн бұрын

​@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb As soon as I watched the video, I knew I would find a heartless person in the comment section like you. I pray that God forgives you and that He shows you His presence, so you could learn to love other people as you love yourself.

I’m so glad they’ve given this gentleman a platform to speak ❤️

@yiayiak8195

22 күн бұрын

Yes, a typical example of having your cake and eat it too. To many people like this. There are people who have died trying to get to freedom. Times have changed. The world is getting smaller, so put or back to your country

@Zazezoo

12 күн бұрын

@@yiayiak8195you need to crawl back into your bubble instead of spew nonsense that’s not benefitting yourself nor anyone els e🥴

@yiayiak8195

11 күн бұрын

@@Zazezoo Bubble‼️ ha, this is a supposedly an intelligent man, 50 yrs. I do not buy it. There is an hidden adjenda

Jury service and not a citizen? How is that even possible?

@IngramPetersJr-nr7rm

24 күн бұрын

Someone didn't check...

@beammeupscottyny

24 күн бұрын

Exactly

@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb

24 күн бұрын

He's just a statistic at the mercy of judiciary system.

@mariahash50990

24 күн бұрын

I did jury service as a dutch citizen its possible

@grieffoundation8451

24 күн бұрын

It’s likely based on a local census database such as council tax. So anyone can be called, but you are expected to disqualify yourself it you do not meet citizenship criteria

I am disgusted! Britain is so broken! This man came here in his youth. Worked, paid taxes, national insurance, and that's how he's treated. Nelson, you have every right to remain here. Let me donate to your Go Fund me page.

@adamweisshaup

28 күн бұрын

None of this entitles someone to a right to stay in the UK.

@donnabeuth3193

28 күн бұрын

Ok,but the authorities should have dealt with his situation a long time ago imo

@stephfoxwell4620

28 күн бұрын

Yes. But not to call himself British.

@user-en1zc5vd6y

28 күн бұрын

@@donnabeuth3193I think it’s negligence on the authorities part. But being the amazing person that he is you can tell he’s gracious about it, not sour

@dhsf5937

28 күн бұрын

He didn't apply,not the government's fault.

Sorry but i really don't understand how we have people coming in to uk and getting help from the government. And this man has lived here for 50year and ended up having his own business and now they are telling him he's got to go . The world is just messed up. Hope everything works out for him

@lizliz4186

28 күн бұрын

They were happy to collect and spend his taxes all of these years too. They were happy to let him serve on a jury. Now they say get out

@Jello836

28 күн бұрын

You have no idea. I work in health. There are so many people that come here legally, pay tax and national insurance sometimes for decades, but when they become seriously I’ll and in some cases terminally ill, they are still not be entitled to any of the most basic benefits. It’s a very difficult to understand.

@azillliasmith2734

28 күн бұрын

I agree .....he has really paid his way .....hope there are some of these human rights lawyers available to help him win his case....Or maybe they're too busy helping murderers to stay in our country that have no right to be here....good luck to this man .....

@it3788

28 күн бұрын

They want him to go home heis there since british took afrika for them selves thet prime Minister is Indian he has links from 🇰🇪 🎉😮😅😊

@goodnessonyediofodile

27 күн бұрын

They must be something we are not being told, did he come in illegally ?

I have tears in my eyes just listening to Mr Nelson ❤ We love you from Ghana and proud of you!

@terekab5883

24 күн бұрын

But this guy's accents after all those years in UK better he goes back to Ghana!

@Famouseggman

24 күн бұрын

He was suppose to invest all this 50 years back in Africa and des not need to worry about havibg à british citizin or whatever. Tell our new generation to invest back in their home and nit in foreign countries. Home is home

@John-lp5xh

24 күн бұрын

I bet you do

@shopsuper8197

24 күн бұрын

Proud of him for what? The passion these people have to fight other countries government is what we need here. They are ready to sacrifice and fight for another nation who don’t want them there but won’t do it for their own country. If the likes of you have fought for Ghana like today u won’t have to fight to be there

@John-lp5xh

24 күн бұрын

@@shopsuper8197 this will go straight over the persons head

The issue before him is a complicated one. His visa ran out after his failed education and he did not in any way change his status. Though he was able to work and establish a business, he still did not regularise his stay. His being illegal in the UK became a problem when he wanted to travel out of the UK with a plan to return. This is impossible without a valid passport, UK reentry visa or an international travel document from the home office that grants you the ability to do that. The rules are very strict on issues like this. He should be regularise on humanitarian grounds. Period.

@oluwafemijohnson9650

20 күн бұрын

I do not wish to place full blame on him. When his visa expired, it was the responsibility of the Home Office to take appropriate action. However, it is also true that he was granted certain benefits such as paying his mortgage, taxes, and even opening a business. Additionally, he was recognized with an award. It is important to consider the context of these events, as they occurred several decades ago.

@jan22150

17 күн бұрын

​@oluwafemijohnson9650 he should have checked his status when he was denied funds for his study by his homeland. Always make sure you are an eligible citizen.

@GilbertDenila

12 күн бұрын

@@jan22150 His denial of funds by his homeland had nothing to do with his status, he was denied funds because Ghana at that time was facing a horrible economic situation, I mean really bad. It was like what is obtained in Zimbabwe now or even worse. Then a military dictatorship suspended the constitution and most bilateral agreements the country signed. There was not much foreign currency for the government to dole out then. Most students in the diaspora were simply stranded.

@MrOsarpong

10 күн бұрын

Have you done Consular work before? It isn't just about regularisation of stay. If the state had an opportunity to remove you or inform you, that's an equal burden on the state. Secondly, if you live a country for a certain period, paying taxes and being a member of the community, any civilised country would consider that in determining stay and citizenship. Mind you, we are not talking about hiding away for a decade or more. So I'm unsure why you put the blame on him. 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s with children. 😅

@Gmted

8 күн бұрын

You said it right. It doesn’t matter how long you live there if you did not adjust or change your status you are an illegal.

Why didn't he sort out his citizenship since the 1990s? First thing first.

@matildakwofie3538

22 күн бұрын

Sensible question

@harkersethienne3698

22 күн бұрын

No British citizen in Africa ever bothered to ‘sort themselves’ in Africa. Their British passport was enough and they weren’t invited.

@homodeus8713

21 күн бұрын

It was different in the 1970s

@mohamedahrouch4842

21 күн бұрын

He hasn't acheived the requested level of English

@nigeltaylor926

21 күн бұрын

​@@harkersethienne3698 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂facts

The love and support the son gives his father speaks volumes ! I feel it’s special

God bless you Nelson ❤

@spaliverpool71

27 күн бұрын

🤮🤮🤮

@doremi131

25 күн бұрын

lol, God bless him for what exactly? He didn't go home to burry his Mother because he knew he was in the country illegal and he wouldn't be able to come back.

@spaliverpool71

25 күн бұрын

@@doremi131 Donations welcome I have contributed with Moroccan kids

@doremi131

25 күн бұрын

@@spaliverpool71 you have contributed what with Moroccan kids?

@spaliverpool71

24 күн бұрын

@@doremi131 He has

He absolutely deserves to stay here

@ravd8082

28 күн бұрын

gov failure and the home office

@user-ih9xy5vd5d

28 күн бұрын

He definitely deserve it but how on earth staying longer in the country make you a citizen? You got to go through the process to become a citizen right? Was he at any point went through that process?

@matthewwilliams4168

28 күн бұрын

@user-ih9xy5vd5d he got citizenship from his marriage to a British woman, and obviously, when she died, he was left in limbo

@shelleyphilcox4743

27 күн бұрын

​@@matthewwilliams4168No, you dont get citizenship just because you marry someone without actively applying for it after a qualifying period.

@matthewwilliams4168

27 күн бұрын

@shelleyphilcox4743 obviously you don't understand what a green card is

How did he get a NI number?? The Home Office seem to have always been as incompetent as they are now.

@solar6524

28 күн бұрын

You are entitled to NI number if you are a student. What's the incompetency about that?

@careytitan9097

27 күн бұрын

@@solar6524 Foreign students are supposed to come here to learn, not work, if they do not have the money for their course, why were they allowed here? Most immigrants use education as an excuse for economic immigration into Britain.

@josephhall9307

27 күн бұрын

The rules have changed over the years. Terresa May changed the law as Home Secretary introducing a "Hostile Environment" without regard to migrants who were already lawfully in the country but had never got around to applying for a British Passport. The Windrush Scandal was that the Home Office had deliberately destroyed the documents they held of Caribbeans lawfully in the country, leaving those Caribbeans who had never applied for a British Passport ( because there was no legal requirement for them, to do so ) unable to prove they had arrived in the country before 1972. School records and pay slips not counting as proof they were lawfully in the country.

@lynnelowery8435

27 күн бұрын

​@@josephhall9307it's up to the individual to take responsibility and fill in citizenship forms. In the 60s posters were in post offices, advising immigrants to apply. I remember a bbc interview ,with a Jamacian gentleman ,saying he filled in all, the forms ,so no problem. Same with my Ghana frien in his 70s , been here 50 years ,and a UK citizen.

@lorrettabell8348

24 күн бұрын

If you have a student visa you can apply for a NI number as you are allowed to work 20 hours. I came as a visitor changed to student and fight my way to British citizenship. I also got my mortgage before getting my rights to stay in the UK. You just cannot sit and do nothing.

Does the UK immigration realise that people from British Colonies migrated to the Great Britain with British passports. This is happening to a lot of persons who migrated to Britain, with British passports, even those from the Caribbean and many other countries who are even war veterans . Shame on the UK for not passing some sort of bill to assist these persons. These people helped build the economy of your country for decades and decades and decades their children, grandchildren and great grand are doing the same.

@maryjones4029

24 күн бұрын

No people from the British colonies didn't help build the British economy that's nonsense and if you think otherwise care to explain how? Many who came to Britain did become British citizens because they were in the country legally and followed immigration procedures. This man didn't, he knew he was in the country illegally so he has no right to complain about his immigration status. He like everyone else regardless of where they are from are subject to British immigration law and procedures.

@jacinthmcintosh3059

24 күн бұрын

I and my family came over with a British passport. When my island became independent, I filled out the forms, showed my British passport, I came over as a child with my grandmother and paid to be naturalised. I was given a new British passport.

@minicitekedioh6132

24 күн бұрын

They were British citizens at the time they migrated to the UK. How can these "colonies" be the territory of the Queen but the people are not UK citizen?

@Flower-ck2bs

24 күн бұрын

@@maryjones4029yes, They did. British economy is build on british colonies. Using and abusing africans and others. Do not you know the history of Great Brittain as a colonizer and that it is still ongoing? You can not just take. You must give also. The same worth!

@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb

24 күн бұрын

All that is outdated story, the world as moved on, people shouldn't feel like they are stuck in a rot in this country, making a fool out of you with your health, and something to laugh at out boredom. He's a learned man, and he can do better for himself somewhere else with help from someone like you that voices your opinion.

Most of you people don’t understand, this man deserves everything but one thing your missing is this man never applied for a process to be a citizenship what he thought in his mind was being here for 50 years make you a citizen, the system doesn’t work like that, you have to apply for naturalisation to be a citizen which he never did so stop blaming home office, paying taxes and living in America or Australia for 50 years doesn’t make you a citizen for either country you got to apply to become a citizen, I hope this is a lesson to people out there who have similar mindset

@afuantumi2768

27 күн бұрын

I’m even going to be open minded even though it’s hard. That was the same thing that happened to the windrush generation. How come he was not aware? Unless he doesn’t watch news. Also as a Ghanaian you will be made aware in Ghana about getting the right documentation as a student so he is educated guy it’s just fishy I don’t know I might be wrong. Please anyone from Ghana recognise this surname should let me know obviously i don’t know all but I know most Ghanaians recognises names with where in Ghana you come from 90% of the time.

@user-ih9xy5vd5d

27 күн бұрын

Exactly I feel for for him but his story doesn’t add up, in the interview he never even mentioned that he made application to naturalisation, you can go in some one country and live there and pay your taxes and just assume your a citizen,

@lynnelowery8435

27 күн бұрын

​@@afuantumi2768my friends husband is from Ghana, been here 50 years ,filled in all the forms for citizenship, so a British citizen. I remember when the windrush scandal started, the,y interviewed an old gentleman ,that when n he decided he was staying , he filled in all the forms , in fact ,he said ,posters were all over the post office in the 60s , advising immigrants to fill in the citizenship forms. So no excuse.

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

This is the thread I've been searching for. How can a Ghanaian who never applied for British citizenship claim he's shocked to find out he's not British ? He's a player.

@DailyQuoteUniverse

27 күн бұрын

@@daughterofenoch677what a narrow minded comment. He made a life for himself, paid taxes, had a national insurance number for 47 years. If you have not been given ANY guidance, no follow ups from the government or anything you surely assume you’ve done everything right.

You have to apply before you become a British citizen. As simple as ABC❤❤

The UK needs good people like him as it is rapidly going down hill.

@M_O_P.Limited

23 күн бұрын

The UK needs spiritual Revival and Jesus Christ.

@mayachaya7431

20 күн бұрын

​@@M_O_P.Limitedworshipping a jew😂😂😂😂 i am Not buying that mate..

@M_O_P.Limited

20 күн бұрын

@@mayachaya7431 What do you mean? Jesus Christ is God almighty.

@reformedgirlblogger

10 күн бұрын

@@M_O_P.LimitedJesus Christ is a made up Greco Roman deity created by the Catholic Church

I don’t understand why he’s been in the uk for so long and hasn’t apply for British passport or citizenship

@jennyj0007

27 күн бұрын

Cause he knew he had overstayed.

@beewa8840

24 күн бұрын

The hostile environment continues.

@ranjayasekara9522

23 күн бұрын

Because he is not entitle to have a British Passport as he is a squandered student.

@ranjayasekara9522

23 күн бұрын

@@jennyj0007you are 100% right

He didn't register himself with Home Office after overstaying his student visa. There has been a few amnesties for illigal immigrants, he could have gone through that route . I remember there was amnesty in 2000. Also before 2012 you could also be granted permanent residence after living in the UK for 14 years. His is a special case, he has been in the UK for more than half his life, I think he should be granted permanent residence. He shouldn't blame the government though because he didn't do anything about his situation. Hoping for the best for you Nelson.

@jackiegould1569

28 күн бұрын

Oh so he was basically here without a visa. Serves him right that he gets investigated. He was illegal. BUT - he has worked hard and paid taxes and proven himself to be a valuable citizen. He should be given an amnesty!

@izlandsisterztv8792

27 күн бұрын

@@jackiegould1569Amnesty? The man has shown that he’s a good citizen of this country, and should be granted immediate citizenship. Matter of fact this country was built off the back of this man’s ancestors

@princessdzifa

27 күн бұрын

​@izlandsisterztv8792 are, always claiming countries were built by the Blackman. Yet we can not build our own countries. 0:17

@shelleyphilcox4743

27 күн бұрын

​@@izlandsisterztv8792He is from Ghana. Please explain how a man from Ghanas ancestors are particularly responsible for the wealth of the UK whilst also explaining how Ghana made money from selling the people around them into slavery and keeping their own domestic slaves. Also have a little look at the history and culture of the Ghananian Empire, the successor Mali Empire etc. Personally, I dont think this gentleman is responsible for the past of his country, anymore than UK citizens are today for what happened centuries ago, for good or bad. It is however a bit ridiculous to say this gentleman should get citizenship because the UK owes him because his ancestors contributed to the UK.

@jackiegould1569

27 күн бұрын

@@izlandsisterztv8792 Thats what I meant - amnesty means he gets his citizenship without having to pay a fortune for it. Well I thought it did

this is disgusting, how on earth can we be here? the system is so very broke. protect this man at all costs

@emmajessica46778

27 күн бұрын

100% what a lovely man!

@helicoptergunship

23 күн бұрын

Thank you for not being racist Kayleigh 🙏🏿

@claudetteh67

22 күн бұрын

@@helicoptergunship It is not about race. It is about legal status to remain and naturalised citizenship. I believe this man should be granted status in the UK on compassionate grounds, but he should have been more aware as a foreign visitor in his youth.

@katelynn2548

22 күн бұрын

@@claudetteh67. He was a 28 year old man.

we love you uncle nelson❤the whole of seacombe will do everything we can to help you stay!!! you deserve to STAY!!!

@helicoptergunship

23 күн бұрын

Thank you for not being racist Julie 🙏🏿

From an emotional point of view, agreed, he deserves citizenship. But, from a legal point of view, he didn’t take any steps to regularise his citizenship status until recently. Therefore, like everyone else, he needs to go through the relevant process.

@frederickaidam1254

25 күн бұрын

U just wrote exactly what was on my mind.

@jenniferjuniper12

25 күн бұрын

Yes, no exceptions. If they don’t have a British passport, they’re not a British citizen.

@sammym9259

24 күн бұрын

My late mum at 64 went through it wrote the test etc...why can't he too?🤨

@jocelynemmukendi1307

24 күн бұрын

50 years 😢😮😮

@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb

24 күн бұрын

He left it too, late like most people did over the years. But he's a grown man now, with children.

Im more winded that he didnt go see his mother till she died. 50 years??!! Something aint right. I wish him the best. As a British Nigerian, i know family is core and important to us. Something aint adding up!

@desireedjanie

19 күн бұрын

I thought the same, but then I thought maybe his mother and family visited him here.

@hafsatuyusuf2331

10 күн бұрын

Definitely something is wrong somewhere. So all these years he didn’t have time to visit his parents in Ghana 🤔

@potentialswillrule

9 күн бұрын

Men are like that, my mum use to go back all the time my dad I don't think went back to Nigeria for about 30+ years and then decided to move back there.

@obibuaku

9 күн бұрын

@@potentialswillrule Even in this instance, I am sure once the elders get old word is sent that their time is running out and a visit is to be paid. He was here for 50 years - even in his own mind he must have known her time was nearly up. Unless they were estranged. In this case why visit in death? Its extremely bizarre. it poses entirely too many questions

@pablogats4627

8 күн бұрын

@@obibuaku he prefered his white family I guess

I don't understand why he didn't do anything for all those years. Overstaying doesn't make you automatically a citizen. And you never visited your mom for 40 years, meaning he knew he was going to have issues should he try to leave the country anytime. I hope he gets this issue resolved 🙏

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

I hope he stops lying at his age .

@ANEEAMA

27 күн бұрын

He married a British citizen during the time of his work period, I read that in an article. So, he might have thought he could stay in the UK as his wife and kids are British citizens.

@africansister

23 күн бұрын

He forgot about his home 40 years not visiting family 😮

@JosephineEze79

23 күн бұрын

@@ANEEAMA Marrying a British citizen does not make you a citizen if you don't even apply for it. How would the home office know about the marriage?

@MuniraMahemud-sq1re

22 күн бұрын

So is this how you lot would treat people, if you ran the home office , you would boot people out after 40 years ? The guy is not a spring chicken, man has done jury service. Our country are letting anyone and everyone in and giving them loads of cash. While booting people out after all this time. No! It's out of order

What a wonderful man. His gentle and kind spirit shines through this interview. Wishing you all the best Nelson. Hope this is resolved quickly for you.

How could he just conclude in his mind that, he has automatically become a citizen without applying for a stay or doing any paperwork.

@Dan-ly4px

22 күн бұрын

In the 1970's when he came to the UK, there was no real requirements for citizenship for people coming from former colonies like Ghana. The laws have evolved over the years but in that time, the Government have treated him as a citizen when requesting him to fulfil certain duties eg: Jury Service. There is such this as acquiescence and after all these years, the government acquiesced.

@katelynn2548

22 күн бұрын

I live in US. If you are a resident and have a license they will send you a jury form but it is your obligation to fill it and check off a box stating you are not a citizen. Buying a house and paying mortgage does not make you a citizen. Go get your Ghana passport, pay your fine and live your life.

@Seren_ity22

21 күн бұрын

It was visa-free between Ghana and the UK up until 1980/ '86.

@homodeus8713

21 күн бұрын

That’s what the British did in Africa so perhaps he thought that’s how things work.

@katelynn2548

21 күн бұрын

@@Seren_ity22visa free to travel but not for citizenship. Those are two different things.

If you don’t go through the process from different visas to ILR to citizenship, how do you expect to just become a citizen?

@AS-ug9bt

8 күн бұрын

Exactly right. My now adult son was born in the UK before I had ILR, so he didn't have a right to citizenship at birth. When I received ILR, I applied for him to become a "British citizen by Registration". If not, he could have got a Home Office letter too. Nelson came to UK as an adult and knew about visas, etc. Should have sought legal advice to regularise his status years ago.

He probably should have been formally contacted by immigration services after graduating

@jacquelineithell307

24 күн бұрын

Or he should have informed them , l wonder why he didn’t !!!!!!!!’

@LuiExcalibur

24 күн бұрын

@@jacquelineithell307 the functions and services of a nation are supposed to be hassle free due to accountability, England lacks this value

@denisescally7090

24 күн бұрын

He clearly overstayed his visa.

@cassiescotland6754

23 күн бұрын

Immigration laws and rights over the years have changed over time, even with Internet and how we receive information today - people are not always informed about the specifics of the changes and how it applies to their individual circumstances.

@harshavijay3517

23 күн бұрын

Visa fraud. Mockery of people following the immigration rules.

Why did he not file for citizenship

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

Because it costs money and he didn't want to spend his money on citizenship fees.

@jakehowie442

26 күн бұрын

😂 should’ve gone back to Ghana then

@princesselizabethgarden7556

26 күн бұрын

@@daughterofenoch677 does he want it for free then? It doesn’t work like that.

@daughterofenoch677

26 күн бұрын

@@princesselizabethgarden7556 Obviously it works that way for him cos the gofundme people have donated about £30000 to him.

@BintuSaidu

25 күн бұрын

It was very cheap then he could have gotten it through his children or his wife he just never cared because he knows the laws definitely and it was even very easy then not like now but I wish him all the best

I’m confused though. How did he go through all these years without knowing he wasn’t a citizen. He wasn’t made to renew his visa throughout those years?

@yukae2878

24 күн бұрын

Good question….

@ThePushUKLifestyle

23 күн бұрын

The onus is always on the individual to make sure that their visas are up to date.

@ItsNana324

23 күн бұрын

He cared less about VISA and whatever cus he never visited home for 50 good years. Can you imagine?

@oma7698

23 күн бұрын

@@ItsNana324And we don’t know why he didn’t visit, so, no, we can’t imagine and shouldn’t be trying to do so.

@ThePushUKLifestyle

14 күн бұрын

@@oma7698 Not just his home but he didn’t travel for 50 years because he knew he was an overstayer and he would not have been allowed back into the country if he travelled outside the country

As much I do empathise with his story this man lived in England illegally, you don’t become a citizen by accumulating a number of years in a certain country. He came on a student visa which he defaulted from it by not being able to fund his education. Also back in the day the system was not that robust as it is today. People could work in England and live without being noticed by the system. We can’t compare him to the wind-rush generation because those people had overseas British passports. All these years how come he never tempted to travel abroad even on a holiday, he knew his predicament and he thought he had cheated the system. Well the past is catching up with him unfortunately, I do wish him all the best. There’s a lot of holes 🕳️ in his story. It don’t add up at all , he might be a good man but to live that long not being aware of his immigration status that’s odd. 😢

@thechazzzz

27 күн бұрын

Get in the bin

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

Well said @Brendon. He's lying through his dentures. He knew exactly what he was playing at.

@socagal2867

24 күн бұрын

You should have sorted out the paper work.

He knew if he'd gone out of the country he wasn't gonna come back..

This is a lesson to everyone,never stay in a foreign country without proper papers 😮😮😮

Me being a foreigner, not even educated like Nelson i can’t understand the level of ignorance on immigration rules. I always use lawyers, on my application of all needed paperwork. I wish him the best but must accept the countability of his own personal omission, on what was most important. His legality

Why did he not apply for citizenship 40 years ago?

@josephhall9307

27 күн бұрын

Immigrants in low paying jobs are reluctant to pay the fees to take out a passport if they are not travelling. Most Commonwealth immigrants in those days never bothered to visit Spain or France for a holiday. If they were travelling abroad it was for visits back home or to visit relatives in the USA and Canada.

@emmajessica46778

27 күн бұрын

Times have changed, 40 years ago visas where not seen in the same way. Countless examples of similar cases in Australia.

@josephhall9307

27 күн бұрын

@@emmajessica46778 But as an African he is going to know the UK is a racist country. So he should have taken out a British passport to protect himself. Whether he personally gets on with white people has nothing to do with anything if the UK government has a policy of cutting down on the number of black faces in the UK. He will get caught out if he didn't bother to make hay whilst the sun was shining.

@jackiebenjamin8772

27 күн бұрын

Exactly and he probably migrated on a British passport, if Ghana was a British Colony. Imagine he got a mortgage to buy a house, therefore he was considered to be legal. They are doing the same to the men who left their country to join the British military and went to war for them, especially those from the Caribbean countries.

@josephhall9307

27 күн бұрын

@@jackiebenjamin8772 My parents born in Jamaica in 1920 and 1925, who then moved to the UK in 1957, had to apply to become British citizens after Jamaica was granted independence in 1962.

It’s just for all African that we should not assume anything but to educate ourselves and follow the process.

He never applied for citizenship, never went back home to visit in 50 years and apparently never even traveled abroad because he doesn't hold a passport. His story is odd sorry!

Seems like a nice guy, but you can't just overstay your student visa and stay. These rules are here for a reason. I must abide by the same rules in other countries.

@spaliverpool71

27 күн бұрын

With a degree in ethnic engineering

@pagliacci2942

27 күн бұрын

@@spaliverpool71 "...no less" What a bright man.

@spaliverpool71

27 күн бұрын

Circus act 😳

@stephenford8775

27 күн бұрын

I've just said the same thing, he's here illegally.

@spaliverpool71

27 күн бұрын

@@stephenford8775 The guy did anything he wanted and now he's crying asking for free donations. Joker 🃏

I really hope it gets sorted. Bless this kind, humble man 😢

Bless this man

Thank you News Agencies for your fantastic work. He deserve to stay in the U.K

@CharlesOnikosi-ql5sb

24 күн бұрын

That's a solid advice. Who's going to do it? Lol

I really don’t understand people there’s rule in every land. This man come as a student of course you get N.l no. to enable you to work hours allowed in the land as a student.He never complete his studies due to lack of fees. Decided to work and get married not even bothering to apply for his papers. And now after staying for 50 yrs in his mind he’s a British citizen?. MAN IN EVERY LAND THEY ARE RULES AND THEY MUST BE FOLLOWED. HE KNOWS THAT WHY HE CANT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAMERA WHEN HES TALKING. GOOD LUCK.

This man came to UK on a study visa...He did NOT apply to regularize his residency in UK...NO matter what he has done in UK...these does not amount to MIRACULOUSLY became a UK citizen. Listen to HIM..."I regarded myself as a British citizen"....CAN YOU IMAGINE!!!

@christinefiedor3518

24 күн бұрын

Totally agree. Anyone on any visa in any country should always have their eye on the ball as changes can happen at any time.Been there done that!

@tunedinhoomofa5781

24 күн бұрын

He knew what he was doing that’s why he never traveled

@michaeltrevor7156

24 күн бұрын

You’re right. No one who has emigrated to another country can just assume they’ve automatically become a citizen without going through the formal procedure route.

@jalehhazell9042

24 күн бұрын

Then they should return his taxes he paid

@user-yh9kc3cg6x

24 күн бұрын

He deserves his citizenship please

Every country has laws and regulations and people should apply themselves to the laws and regulations of the country they emigrated to. As an immigrant you can’t just assume you’re a citizen without going through the applicable formal processes. Neglecting or ignoring this fact for however many years is sadly self-delusional.

This Morning, Subscribed because your videos are always awesome!

If he has been in the country for that long, he should have known the the country law. Citizenship is not automatic unless you are born there.

I do hope this man is granted citizenship, and it seems unfair that it should cost him so much to apply, however, what was glossed over in this interview was the fact his current predicament is largely due to his own ignorance, and not because of anything the British State has done. He had 50 years to apply for citizenship and didn't. It's not the Home Office's fault that he erroneusly assumed he could become a British citizen by simply living in the UK, without actually applying for citizenship. That's not how citizenship works in ANY country, and for good reason: citizenship comes with rights and responsibilities, and so acquiring it from a country you weren't born in and have no ancestral ties to should take more effort than simply moving there and staying for decades. It's for practical reasons that countries require immigrants to expressly apply for citizenship - they need to understand what it involves, and in some cases, their country of origin will not allow them to retain their citizenship of that country if they become a citizen of another.

@everydaywinning

28 күн бұрын

I think the issue here is that he has been able to do a lot of things that he should not have been able to without a legal right to be here.

@lilacer6841

27 күн бұрын

​@@everydaywinninghe should have applied for citizenship like everyone else. This is a non story. If he has residency he can apply for citizenship

@agnesmuchemi8152

27 күн бұрын

You are right, i am an immigrant why educated man like he says didn’t understand he needed to apply for his nationality. I agree he need to accept his ignorance has costed him

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

He's not ignorant. He's dishonest. He's lying. He knows the law. He knew he was illegal in the UK. He's using old age and sentiments to pressure the home office.

@everydaywinning

27 күн бұрын

@@lilacer6841 Don't you think this is a system failure that this guy was living a full life here without being noticed at all?

Very interesting!!! thank you fro sharing

The question is: Did Nelson NOT apply to be a british citizen in 50 years. This is unbelievable. Yes, you are not a citizen until you are sworn in to be one. This makes me very angry 😠. Just because you bought a house somehow is not a condition for citizenship

@hubreydavid7864

18 күн бұрын

No Colinizers applied for citizenship in the countries that they invaded, so what's the big deal his countries' resources helped the British Empire to prosper. 😢😢

@ThePushUKLifestyle

14 күн бұрын

He’s not eligible to apply for citizenship as an overstayer. Not regularising your stay even for 100 years leaves you in the same stagnant situation. He’s lucky that the UK accept applications from overstayers of 20 years and above unlike the USA, you will never have grounds to regularise your stay unless he married a citizen

Am I missing something here ? You dont get british citizenship without applying no matter how long you've been living here. There are people illegal here who have been living over 20 years and will never have the right to apply. Just apply for an ILR using the 10 years route and then British citizenship in 1 year. And please follow the legal process

@nvgirl1807

28 күн бұрын

Lol, have an image of you at school, screaming 'there are rules and you should follow them' at your classmates

@dhsf5937

28 күн бұрын

​@@nvgirl1807the person isn't wrong,there is a process.

@cherihanetq60

28 күн бұрын

@@nvgirl1807 Yeah and I imagine you living like a savage in the middle of the jungle because rules are so boring for you.

@cherihanetq60

28 күн бұрын

@@dhsf5937 Some people don't like living in civilized countries, rules and regulations go above their head

@missqt48

28 күн бұрын

I’m sure if he had a plea on grounds of having a family, they would have given him a status. I also did Jury service (a week After my 18th birthdays when I wasn’t a citizen. A status of indefinite leave, is not the same as citizenship. In the end, after starting my own family had to pay £1800 the whole process of becoming a British citizen.

He’s an amazing person. I hope his issue gets resolved soon. And the son is HOT…..

How can someone who’s not a British citizen get called up for jury service? Like how is that even possible…

@maximusfootball6266

27 күн бұрын

Good point that

@TGIF82

27 күн бұрын

I am a EU citizen and did my jury service some years ago. British citizenship is not a requirement but living in the UK for at least 5 years is as u are a resident.

@jakehowie442

26 күн бұрын

Interesting

@pablogats4627

8 күн бұрын

@@TGIF82 that is honestly mindblowing

@TGIF82

8 күн бұрын

@@pablogats4627 why do u find it mindblowing? Most of the British people don’t know the law, hence why they may assume you are abusing the system when in fact, the law says otherwise. E.g. some people expected EU citizen not to get universal credit even prior Brexit, whether the law said, u need to work for 18 months in order to qualify. It has nothing to do with foreigners, but ignorance of the British people. I think it makes sense to have residents involved, not just citizens. I have been here for 20 years, I am not keen on becoming British,it never been my goal, more convenience but it costs £1,850 and there is always something else to pay. Plus u may come across morons who feel need to tell you that u were not born here. Yeah, that’s right, it’s a fact in my case but it’s not rule that applies on everyone. People think u get upset about that as if I could, why? However, i think it makes sense people who live where they live contribut and being on jury is your contribution to civic society, just like voting, paying taxes, obeying law etc.

My heart is humbled when l hear such a humbled family.

If anyone’s proved he’s a British citizen. It’s him. ❤️

@JennyAmponsah

27 күн бұрын

Well said - I agree with you 😊😊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@emmajessica46778

27 күн бұрын

He’s so lovely. Good bless him

@lynnelowery8435

27 күн бұрын

Unfortunately , in any country ,no matter how long you have resided there, unless you fill in the forms and apply, you are not a citizen.

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

He proved he's British by being dishonest ? Is dishonesty a British thing?

@jakehowie442

26 күн бұрын

In what way? Illegally overstaying his visa

Why can't he just go through the process like everyone else. Once you complete the process and if homeoffice rejects your application, then there's a valid point to argue, but you are not deported or asked to leave yet, all you've been asked is to follow the process we all do. Just get it done without looking for unnecessary attention 🤫

He has paid his dues and deserves to stay. But it is not credible that he did not know he wasn’t a citizen. Nor that he coincidentally stayed solely in the UK by choice for 50yrs so he didn’t need a passport.

@theisisreincarnate

24 күн бұрын

Many people don't know the immigration laws and how they work plus this was the 70's , and his circumstances changed because of political instability in Ghana & he probably got caught up with life.

@simba8665

23 күн бұрын

@@theisisreincarnate I will never understand western governments. Look at the US today. It is easier for someone to go through the boarder illegally rather than applying for a proper visa. And the illegal immigrants are now getting work permits. In Canada the government is crying to get newcomers from outside, but yet the immigrants already in there working and contributing to their system have no status. Doesn’t make sense

Your home is your home no place like home Africa is still the best. No matter how long you have stay in UK.

@GeoffreyMumiira-of2tn

23 күн бұрын

Tell him africa is your home,

@StarLight-sl9ok

23 күн бұрын

And where is home for all the Europeans living in US/canada/Australia? 😂

@john-darrenesterhuizen9008

22 күн бұрын

He’s lived 5 decades in uk that’s his home now

@homodeus8713

21 күн бұрын

He will not manage in Africa. He has a home, family, community and business.

@debuchy413

21 күн бұрын

Let him follow the due process and get citizenship.but deportation is not the right choice.

How do you not have a British passport. How do you claim to be a citizen

Please someone should educate me, was it the practice in the past that you become a citizen without applying? Did he ever traveled? With what passport ?

Are u telling me that he has not seen his mom for 50years and he is now going to do what? Immigration don’t come knocking at your door to give u citizenship, you have to apply!

@ItsNana324

23 күн бұрын

😅 Mike ask again! He's going to do what?

@talenttm3145

23 күн бұрын

What if his parents where coming to the UK to visit

@ItsNana324

23 күн бұрын

@@talenttm3145 my dear, you cannot host a foreign guest in the UK when you yourself do not have a British passport cus the passport number is a requirement for documentation of the one who is visiting.

@MimiTena

23 күн бұрын

That was a curse from his mother

I don’t understand how you can be citizens without applying

@adams6798

23 күн бұрын

When Europeans came and stayed in Africa did they apply for citizenship?

@JosephineEze79

23 күн бұрын

@@adams6798 That was then. I recently met a Lebanese man that had lived in Ghana for over 30 years and was having a hard time getting citizenship.

@adams6798

23 күн бұрын

@@JosephineEze79 I agree life have changed drastically the last 45 years, less security, more crime and people becoming more advanced in criminal activities. It’s just different.

Best wishes to nelson and his fight , what a lovely man

He knew he was an illegal overstayer, that is why he did not apply for citizenship, fear of deportation.

@daughterofenoch677

27 күн бұрын

Yes. He knew exactly what he was doing

@ranjayasekara9522

22 күн бұрын

This the truth, no one see this

I am extremely emotional watching this. We are very wounded and we all need healing. ❤❤❤

Thanks to y❤❤ou all even forthe interview

50 odd years and didn't even pick up a little of the local dialect ?anyway anybody who is a legal migrant to the UK has one thing on their mind settle down as quickly as possible and get their ilr,this case is a absolute shocker to me.

@adams6798

23 күн бұрын

Blows my mind too

@bushouse

22 күн бұрын

He was doing accounts do you ⚒️

@255gmoney

22 күн бұрын

​@@bushouseand...

@adams6798

22 күн бұрын

@@bushouse Let him use the skills he gained in UK since 1977 for the advancement of Ghana. He is much needed more in Ghana than in UK.

@bushouse

21 күн бұрын

@@255gmoney u don't talk dialect in accounts. You work out

Just because you have been here a long time does not make you British. Even being born here does not make you automatically British. The mistake is with the individual that didnt bother to apply for citizenship, residency or whatever the procedure should have been.

@Wayne-fn1sw

25 күн бұрын

Agree 💯.

@maryjones4029

24 күн бұрын

I don't think he made a mistake, he knew he was in the country illegally and that's why he didn't apply for residency or citizenship, it would have been found out because when you apply for a change in immigration status you need to submit your passport which would have shown he had no right to be in the country. I don't think he's being honest.

@valerierachaelwinter4701

24 күн бұрын

So what makes you British according to you?

@georgekaye-yb8jl

24 күн бұрын

Absolutely

@maryjones4029

24 күн бұрын

@@valerierachaelwinter4701 I'm assuming you can't be British or you'd know. There are a few ways but normally you have to be born in the UK to a British citizen. Also if you are a legal resident in the UK for a set number of years you can apply to be a British citizen via the route of naturalisation. None of these conditions applied to this man.

Nelson all the best to you and your entire family. You demonstrate the real African values when you hear a bird singing I’m sending you my gratitude… Love and peace ❤❤❤

It is well with you and your family Jacob and Nelson ✨🎈🎈🎈

All these years and he still has a Ghanaian accent? 🤯

@ollienuuha9919

23 күн бұрын

It’s called authenticity

@evelynidoko8299

22 күн бұрын

And I love it❤️🫡

Allowing thousands of people into the country through dinghy boats without any back ground check is a disaster for the UK . The home house needs investigating as where have 30,000 people gone ???

@emmajessica46778

27 күн бұрын

They work illegally v easy

This is awful, and discusting. Office needs to sort this out. Cant imagine the pain and worry he must be going through.

This is awful this poor kind hearted guy doesn't deserve any of this and I hope he is doing well now.😭❤❤❤

Someone comes on a boat and becomes a British citizen within a few years!!! Shocking 🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️🙆🏿

Surely he qualifies for the settled status.

@stephfoxwell4620

28 күн бұрын

Yes. But not to say he is British.

@ThePushUKLifestyle

23 күн бұрын

Unfortunately he doesn’t qualify for settled status as to qualify, you need to show atleast 5 years of LEGAL residence. He came into the country as a student and overstayed his visa and started to work without a work permit. All his 50 years unfortunately was as an overstayer because he did not regularise his stay. He can apply for the 10 year route to residency and renew his visa every 2.5 years up to 10 years after which he can apply for permanent residence and then a year later, citizenship. There is a process and owning a house, paying taxes etc unfortunately does not make you an automatic British citizen, if not, more people will arrive in the country a similar way and that's where the issue of "taking local jobs" comes from unfortunately. He’s clearly settled into life in British society but it doesn’t make him British if he hasn’t regularised his stay. When his son mentioned that he will be 80 by the end of the 10 year route unfortunately, that’s not the fault of the Home Office. He’s a lovely man but everyone regardless has to go through the proper channels.

This man is an elder, please we have to have respect for certain age categories for the sake of humanity. My prayer is that UK office avoids shame by doing justice to this cause.

Love and support and hope you win your case ❤

Am puzzled, how did he forget he was not British, he cant convince me he has never come across people that reminded him he was african regardless of how long he had lived here and paid taxes.

You are not though. Not sure why people in this comments section think the rules shouldn't apply to him. Newsflash not every person arriving on a dinghy will turn out to be a horrible criminal either...shall we let them stay too?

Am very happy he got an answer to his problem. Thank GOD

Thank you all for contributing for the old Man 👍❤❤❤❤oh my God I love you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇿🇲

Man lives in country illegally. Complains when he is dealt with (far too late).

His British wife probably held back his paperwork.

@yaafowaa4149

24 күн бұрын

The British wife is not responsible for processing his legal documents.

That happens here in the states too. People come on student or visitor’s visa, they stay for decades, establish themself thinking they automatically become citizen. How the heck was he expecting a British passport when he never even became a British resident? You come on a student visa and you want to stay, take necessary steps to become a permanent resident, then take next step to become a citizen.

This is madness ...in the meantime those that come over on the dinghy with no ID and allowed to roam free ..what on earth is going on with this country..there should be no questioning about this .

@user-dq6nj1zv9h

18 күн бұрын

Only half the story being shown here , if I went to Spain as a student and lived there 50 years , bought a house there , car etc , it wouldn’t make me a Spanish citizen.

@Lin.J333

18 күн бұрын

@@user-dq6nj1zv9h yes I understand that but ..he has paid his due here so I think without doubt he should be allowed to stay .

I wondered why his English wasn't a little better, having lived here for so long. However, everything made sense after I realised he lived in Liverpool. 😉🤣

Best wishes, what a lovely man.

@spaliverpool71

27 күн бұрын

All innocent and contrite 😇

Praying for you Nelson and family! All those in the comments saying why this and why that?. I have seen this with many people in his shoes and some of it is lack of knowledge and understanding of the processes. Then lack of finances for a solicitor. The home office are always changing how things are done and many years ago this was not always clear.

❤ great guy. All the best to you Nelson.

It’s disgusting that someone in his position can be treated this way. Evry case is an individual case. It’s great that they came on to give their story. There are probably others in similar situations. Good luck to the gentleman and his family 🙏🏼

@stephenford8775

27 күн бұрын

He was here on a Student Visa, that does not give you the right to over stay, he should of applied and done the right thing, he's here illegally.

@helicoptergunship

23 күн бұрын

Thank you for not being racist a Pardeep 🙏🏿

You shouldn't be shocked mate you are better off in your country GHANA

@CharlotteJones21

27 күн бұрын

Are you for real

@JosephineEze79

23 күн бұрын

@@CharlotteJones21 It really depends. My mother is a lawyer in Nigeria and earns over $150,000 yearly. Not everyone in Africa is poor.

The birds chirping in thanks is a Ghanaian proverb. Nyame Nkyira Nelson and family.

This man has contributed to this country,not a criminal, he should not be treated same way as anyone coming into the country receiving benefits and a council flat.

Absolutely disgusting….. this system within the UK, they seems to target those people that have brought a lot to this county. Who’s next😳…. And when will this stop.😡 All the best to you Nelson… I will pray for you💕

Why didn't he file for his legal documents when he got married to British women? He took the system for granted and now he's got himself in a mess. You can only remain as a British by documentation but not by word of mouth.

i like this couple doing the programme..they are sincere and kind..much improvement on previous prsenters.

Heartbreaking 💔

I been here since 1976 and was educated and worked here for years for the NHS and AWP for years and was told 10 yrs ago when applied for better paid job and was given the post, only to be told that I am not a British Citizen and the job was recinded. It has been 10yrs and I am still in the same place. There has been no progress. My son who was born here is 22yrs old and is not able to work as he can't get a drivers license or passport and they are essential in getting work. The struggle is crippling.

@timothyeria1738

27 күн бұрын

Sad sad sad

@jakehowie442

26 күн бұрын

Why can’t your son get them?

@user-ix8ip6iw4v

26 күн бұрын

@@jakehowie442 How do he go about doing that. When they saying it's the Law?

@jakehowie442

26 күн бұрын

But born in Britain surely British?

@japrosper7240

24 күн бұрын

What made you think you are a British citizen, 😮

But the Home Office gave him the option of paying £7500 to apply for leave to remain, why is that hard for him to understand?

@ao4514

24 күн бұрын

£7500 EXCLUDING OTHER LEGAL FEES after 50yrs are you thinking critically at all ?! Would you suggest that they refund his taxes and N.I as well ?

❤ GOD bless you Sir.

Shocking..lost for words