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Visa glitches, Betty Makoni stuck in the US
20 Dec 2012 at 09:23hrs | Views
Girl Child Network Worldwide founder, Betty Makoni is stuck in the USA after a visa mishap.
"While checking in yesterday I realised that my biometric visa for UK was missing. It is a small card and it can easily slip away but that's no excuse of course. I was not allowed to get on the plane and so I stayed.
"United Airlines told me I was a Zimbabwean and so should go back to Zimbabwe right away. My insurance chipped in to replace lost card and get me where my family is. If the airline and US immigration want me back to Zimbabwe right away I am thinking twice. It might be my greatest Christmas in Zimbabwe this year and so I have now until tomorrow to decide," she said on her Facebook page.
Makoni who lives in the UK with her family has been on several speaking engagements in America.
Makoni left Zimbabwe on March 17, 2008, because she felt politicians misunderstood her vision and mission.
"They mistook me for a politician. Because of the pressures, my husband, who is an engineer, applied for a job in Australia, Botswana and England and he eventually came here(UK)"
"While checking in yesterday I realised that my biometric visa for UK was missing. It is a small card and it can easily slip away but that's no excuse of course. I was not allowed to get on the plane and so I stayed.
"United Airlines told me I was a Zimbabwean and so should go back to Zimbabwe right away. My insurance chipped in to replace lost card and get me where my family is. If the airline and US immigration want me back to Zimbabwe right away I am thinking twice. It might be my greatest Christmas in Zimbabwe this year and so I have now until tomorrow to decide," she said on her Facebook page.
Makoni left Zimbabwe on March 17, 2008, because she felt politicians misunderstood her vision and mission.
"They mistook me for a politician. Because of the pressures, my husband, who is an engineer, applied for a job in Australia, Botswana and England and he eventually came here(UK)"
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