Immigration Pair welcome Home Office visa reversal

A couple who faced being apart for the birth of their first child because of Labour's planned immigration changes are celebrating a Home Office U-turn a day after the Guardian reported the story.

- Diane Taylor

Elen Soghomonyan, 23, and her Armenian husband, Dmitri Piliposyan, 25, are expecting a baby this year. Soghomonyan visits her husband every few months in Armenia.

The Home Office refused Piliposyan permission to enter the UK because officials have determined he has not achieved sufficient proficiency in English. He meets other entry requirements relating to income and the couple's relationship.

But after the Guardian's story, the Home Office reviewed the case and said: "It has been concluded the decision to refuse is no longer appropriate and the immigration decision is therefore withdrawn."