Twins born to granny in India allowed entry to UK

The twins were not given British passports as they were born in India and their host mother was not a British citizen. However, the father8217;s family has been British for four generations.

The twins had to wait for six months before being granted a temporary visa to visit their parents in Ilford, East London. Their visa will last a year, but when it expires they could be forced to leave the country, The Guardian said today.

Yesterday, the twins8217; paternal grandfather spoke of the family8217;s anger and confusion at the treatment of the children. 8216;8216;We cannot be sure about the babies8217; future in this country,8217;8217; he told the London Evening Standard. 8216;8216;I am British, their father is British and my own grandfather was British. I don8217;t understand why we had to go through all this trouble to get them here.8221;

A Home Office spokesman said they do not comment on individual cases, but confirmed that under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act the surrogate and her husband were recognised as the parents.