US denies German-Iranian father visa needed to attend son’s funeral
09 July 2019 |
9:21 am
The US consulate accused a German-Iranian father of using his late son's funeral as an excuse to migrate to the US. Seyed Shahram Iranbomy was denied the visa he needed to attend. He's lived in Germany for 40 years.
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