A British granny of six
is devastated following her Nigerian husband's inability to secure a visa
to the UK after being denied for the third time.
72-year-old Angela Nwachukwu from
Dorchester in Dorset, met CJ Nwachukwu, 27, on Facebook after he added her.
They got engaged on Skype and when she visited him for the first time they
ended up tying the knot.
According to the grand mother of
six who has sons aged 50, 47 and 43, she said since they got married she has
spent £20,000 visiting him and trying to get him into the UK but their marriage
is solid despite the 4,000 miles between them.
“CJ is the most caring man
any woman could want to be with. He makes me feel like the most beautiful woman
in the world. I know in my heart we belong together and we won’t stop fighting
until we can be together as husband and wife. We won’t let this break us.''
“After the wedding, I found it
hard leaving CJ. I knew I’d see him again soon but my family visa application
was rejected.
“I was so determined to get him a
visa I hired lawyers to fight for us. I’ve since visited him twice.
"We’ve spent a combined
£20,000 trying to see each other. I’ve used my savings and he has gradually
paid me back half.”
Angela had been single and lonely
for six months following a 16-year relationship but found happiness again when
she was contacted by CJ.
“After my relationship
ended, I felt lonely. We had become more like friends than partners so we had
decided to split.
“After being single for six
months, I saw a gorgeous young man had sent me a friend request on Facebook.
“I did wonder why he had added me
but I accepted and he sent me a message telling me how lovely my profile photo
was.
“He was so handsome, with big,
brown eyes and a body to match. I didn’t see the harm in striking up a
conversation with him.
“We chatted for hours about our
families and hobbies. It was like we’d known each other for years. Before I
knew it, we were messaging daily.
“The only problem was he was 45
years younger and lived 4,000 miles away in Nigeria.”
But Angela said she couldn't
resist falling for the computer engineer, who lives in the city of Owerri, when
things started going well for them.
“Despite our huge age gap, we got
on really well. I couldn’t help it and began to develop feelings for him. I
tried to stop myself.
"He was six years younger
than my oldest grandchild. But I couldn’t help falling for him.
“When I first told my son Malcolm
about CJ, he was worried it might be a scam, so he checked him out online.
“After seeing how squeaky-clean
his social media was, he felt he was genuine. They could all see how happy I
was.
“We started chatting on Skype and
I’d get butterflies when I saw his face on the computer. After a few weeks, CJ
told me he had feelings for me. I was so happy.”
A month after they started
messaging in February 2015, CJ popped the question over Skype and Angela
accepted him.
“I was so taken aback when
he asked me to marry him. I thought he was joking. But he told me he wanted to
spend the rest of his life with me.
“Of course, I said yes. He was
beaming at me with such a big smile on his face. Knowing I made him that happy
was all the reassurance I needed. There was such an amazing chemistry between
us.”
Preparing for the big day, Angela
planned a trip to Nigeria, bought a stunning blue dress for the wedding
ceremony, which CJ had arranged for the following month.
She says: “CJ had planned the
whole day and had bought us both wedding rings. Sadly, none of my family could
make it as it was such short notice. But I felt happy to have their blessings.
“The six-hour plane journey felt
like a lifetime. I was worried CJ might not like me in person. But the moment I
saw him waiting for me I knew I’d made the right decision. I gave him a hug and
he kissed me.
“We’d originally planned to wait
until the wedding night to consummate our relationship but we couldn’t keep our
hands off each other. CJ was so loving and passionate.”
“CJ had planned the whole
day and had bought us both wedding rings. Sadly, none of my family could make
it as it was such short notice. But I felt happy to have their blessings.
“The six-hour plane journey felt
like a lifetime. I was worried CJ might not like me in person. But the moment I
saw him waiting for me I knew I’d made the right decision. I gave him a hug and
he kissed me.
“We’d originally planned to wait
until the wedding night to consummate our relationship but we couldn’t keep our
hands off each other. CJ was so loving and passionate.”
In April 2015, Angela and CJ tied
the knot in front of his friends and family at a register office in Lagos.
Speaking about their perfect
wedding, she says “The ceremony was so beautiful and CJ had organised it all
perfectly. It was the happiest day of my life.
“I felt so lucky — but it was
bittersweet because I knew I had to go back to England. The two weeks I was
there flew by.”
On CJ's visa setbacks, Angela
said she was disappointed when her visa application for CJ was rejected.
“The Visa was rejected because
officials didn’t think we had financial backing, as I was retired.
"Over the following months,
I tried again and again to appeal the decision. It broke my heart every time it
was denied. He wasn’t even allowed to visit me on a tourist visa.
“I’d waited so long for true love
— and now I’d finally found it, it was being kept from me.”
She adds: “I know there are scam
marriages and they get hold of older people like me. But they find out if you
have money first.
“I told CJ from the beginning I
haven’t any money. But he told me, ‘It’s you I want’.
“I know it goes on and that’s why
I was so upfront. I have helped CJ financially but he has always paid me back.”
Since marrying, Angela has visited
her husband in Nigeria twice, once in March 2016 for three weeks and once in
January 2017 for three weeks.
Now, the 72-year-old says their
next plan is for CJ to come to the UK on a student visa to enable him study his
Masters in computing.
“Our only hope now is that
CJ will be allowed to come next year on a student visa to study his Masters in
computing.
“I’m hoping to go to Africa later
this year to visit him and I’m counting down the days until I can see him
again.”
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