Thanks to Sushma Swaraj, Karnataka man can finally bring his Pakistani wife home

The bride's family had settled in Pakistan before partition.

Nearly a year after his wedding, a man from Karnataka can finally bring his Pakistani wife home, thanks to the intervention of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. Daniel Henry Devanur, a resident of Hubballi in Karnataka, had been fighting to get his Pakistani wife Silvia Noreen on a visitor's visa to India for the last ten months. Silvia who landed in India on April 19 will head to Hubballi shortly with her husband.

Daniel who got married in June 2016 in Lahore was unable to bring his wife to India. A tweet to Sushma Swaraj brought an end to his woes. Silvia has been issued with a visa for three months which is extendable upto two years. Within the time frame, Silvia will apply for an Indian citizenship, the family said.

The bride Silvia's family had settled in Pakistan before partition. Daniel got his marriage registered and a certificate issued by the government of Pakistan. He returned to India in July 2016 but was unable to procure a visa for his wife as no gazetted officer was willing to sign a sponsor letter. Disappointed, Daniel tweeted to Sushma Swaraj who asked his wife to connect with the Indian embassy. In a matter of days, Silvia received her visa and flew down to New Delhi.

Thanks to the efforts of the ministry, a couple from across borders now have a fairytale ending.

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