Gamu Nhengu was not chosen for the final live shows An X Factor contestant who narrowly missed out on a place for the live finals of the show is facing deportation from the UK.
Gamu Nhengu, who is originally from Zimbabwe, was controversially eliminated from the ITV show on Sunday.
Immigration officials have confirmed that her mother, Nokuthula Ngazana, had been refused permission to stay in the UK after her visa expired in August.
The 18-year-old’s family has lived in central Scotland for eight years.
A statement from the UK Border Agency said: “The applications made by Ms Ngazana and her family were considered in line with the published immigration rules.
“Ms Ngazana’s application was refused as it did not meet all of the conditions for approval.
“Her family, who had applied as her dependants, were therefore also refused.”
The family currently live in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, where Nhengu attended Alva Academy.
Ms Ngazana said she was not aware of UK Border Agency’s decision to deport the family.
She refused to comment on her daughter’s elimination from the show.
More than 200,000 people have joined a Facebook campaign calling for the return of Gamu to the show.
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