Thomas Partey fails in appeal against denial of Canadian visa

A letter addressed to Partey from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent on May 25 set out concerns about whether his application had met the requirement to “answer truthfully”.

Ghana face Panama in Toronto on Wednesday but must now do so without Thomas Partey. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

An appeal against the decision to deny Ghana’s Thomas Partey a Canadian visa for the World Cup has failed – with court documents revealing the initial visa application did not disclose the criminal charges he faces in the UK.

An application for a temporary resident visa (TRV) was made on May 21, but in answer to a question about whether Partey had ever committed, been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any criminal offence in any country, the response provided was ‘No’.