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Scotland fan has US visa revoked an hour before flying to World Cup
Key takeaways
- Michael Wright had been due to head off to the States for a dream 30th birthday trip with his brother and had tickets for Scotland's group stage games against Haiti and Morocco.
- But he ended up having to send his brother through the security gates at Manchester Airport on his own when his visa status switched from "approved" to "pending" and finally to "travel not authorised".
- Michael, who is from Greenock but now lives in Australia, said: "I don't think I've ever felt that bad."
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Ben Philip BBC Scotland News BBCMichael Wright said there was "no valid reason" for his visa status to be changed A Scotland football fan has told how he found out an hour before flying to the World Cup finals in the US that his travel permit had been revoked.
Michael Wright had been due to head off to the States for a dream 30th birthday trip with his brother and had tickets for Scotland's group stage games against Haiti and Morocco.
But he ended up having to send his brother through the security gates at Manchester Airport on his own when his visa status switched from "approved" to "pending" and finally to "travel not authorised".
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