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Five days after offering help to a stranded British couple in Mumbai, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj asked the UK government when they would issue the passport for their infant daughter of about five-months.
In the meantime, she assured that the Indian government would extend the visas of Chris Newman and his wife Michele, which are due to expire on October 7 as they ran from pillar to post for getting a passport for their daughter Lily.
"When will Britain give Lily a passport? We are prepared to extend parents' visa till then," Sushma said in a tweet on Sunday.
Baby Lily - We have taken this up with British High Commission. We hope to resolve this soon. https://t.co/msZrpWLsid @GetLilyHomeThe development came four days after the Newmans' plight was first highlighted in the Indian media about the Britons who are living in a small rented flat in Mumbai and fast running out of resources.
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) September 18, 2016
Lily Campos - Don't worry Lily. We will resolve this. My office will get in touch with you tomorrow. . @LilyCamposnews
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) September 17, 2016
What is your problem ? What can we do for you ? https://t.co/fgnh1it4z1
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) September 17, 2016
When will Britain give Lily a Passport ? We are prepared to extend parents visa till then. @GetLilyHomeThe problems were compounded by the fact that the Newmans' Indian visas would expire on October 7 - leaving them with the only option of keeping Lily in an orphanage till her passport was issued.
- Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) September 17, 2016
"We are proud new parents to our amazing daughter Lily, who was born in Mumbai through surrogacy in May 2016. We travelled to Mumbai for Lily's birth and to bring her home to Epsom in Surrey."Living in a one-bedroom flat in Mumbai, they described how they were unable to venture out with Lily because of the monsoon rains or extreme heat coupled with poor local surroundings.
"However, we have been left stranded because of delays due to UK Passport Office (HMPO) checks and may have to leave our three-and-a-half-month-old daughter with a complete stranger as we are forced to leave by the Indian government," the Newmans expressed their apprehensions.
"We have now run out of money to live on due to the weakened pound from the Brexit (Britain voting to exit the European Union) vote and having to keep up our mortgage payments on our UK home," they said.After the British media highlighted the Newmans' plight, Sushma Swaraj defended India's Surrogacy (Regular) Bill, 2016 in a series of sharp tweets.
They said the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had twice asked them to be prepared to "leave Lily" in India.
"Lily is now starting to laugh and giggle like all babies her age, but little does she know that her safe, secure and nurtured world she lives in with her mum and dad could be turned upside down in less than 27 days," they said.
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