A MOTHER-OF-FIVE who was ordered to leave or “be removed” after living in Britain for 34 years is to launch an online petition against the Home Office’s decision.

Beverley Boothe, 52, first came to Britain to join her parents in 1979 and claimed she was granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in 1980.

But when she applied to the Home Office for a new ILR stamp after she lost her passport she was told that they had no record of her status.

The criminology graduate received a letter in November instructing her to either provide proof of her status or leave.

But she was able to buy time after she contacted Capita and arranged to send more proof of her right to be in Britain.

However Boothe, who suffers from high blood pressure and a heart condition, is still in limbo and claims the uncertainty is having a big impact on her health.

She said: “I have to see specialists for my health while all this is going on. I am constantly worrying.

“Some of these immigration policies discriminate against people from the Caribbean, they are not fair.”

According to the Home Office’s website, the records of applicants are only kept for 15 years from the date of the “last action” with exceptions extending to 25 years.