A popular barman with British parents and sisters who has worked in the UK for 12 years has been forced to return to his native Philippines because his visa ran out. Fredel Buenavista, 32, left the country in south east Asia at the age of four and arrived in Britain when he was 20 with his stepfather Alan Pratt and his mother Maria, who are both British citizens. But earlier this month Mr Buenavista, from Maidstone, Kent, was detained by the Home Office earlier this month and threatened with deportation. Scroll down for video Popular: Barman Fredel Buenavista, 32, has British parents and sisters, and has worked in the UK for 12 years but had to return to his native Philippines because his visa ran out, despite a campaign from his customers
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Fredel Buenavista, 32, left the country in south east Asia at the age of four
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His mother and stepfather are British citizens and his sisters are British
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The Home Office say he was never granted a work permit
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He was detained and threatened with deportation earlier this month
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3,000 people signed a petition calling for him to stay in Britain
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But he gave up his fight and flew home in order to apply for a new visa
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