Overview
- Shethwala, refused Further Leave to Remain on April 9 and placed on immigration bail, has been told to leave the UK by Wednesday.
- His legal team is preparing a court challenge, and reports say he can remain in Britain while the case is heard.
- He moved to the UK in 2022 as a dependent on his wife’s student then graduate visa, a route that ended when she died in the June 2025 Flight 171 crash that killed 260 people.
- The Home Office letter cited family ties and language in India as reasons he could reintegrate there, saying his situation was not an “exceptional” case.
- Immigration bail stops him from working or applying for a Skilled Worker visa, drawing criticism from migrant-rights groups and fueling debate over how discretionary compassion is applied in UK immigration rules.