Home Office charging bereaved partners £2,400 to secure leave to remain in UK

Many are struggling to pay fee - which is five times higher than administrative cost - and face destitution and deportation

Bereaved spouses with the right to remain in the UK are facing destitution and deportation because the Home Office is charging them thousands of pounds to stay, the Guardian has learned.

People whose British spouses or partners have died are calling on the Home Office to waive the 2,404 fee for the bereaved partner concession", which grants a husband or wife indefinite leave to remain.