Boris Johnson’s girlfriend Carrie Symonds has been denied a US visa because she went to Somaliland in 2018, it has been revealed.

The Prime Minister’s lover, 31, allegedly had her request blocked when she applied to go to the country in the next few days.

She was barred from entering because she went to the East African country that is currently suffering from a civil war, according to the Daily Mail.

Her trip involved spending time with the country’s president Muse Bihi Abdi and they are believed to have discussed women’s issues and sea pollution.

While the UK has diplomatic relations with Somaliland since it split with Somalia, the US does not.

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When applying for visitor visas, also known as Estas, people are asked if they have been to Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen on or after March 1, 2011.

If you have been to any of those countries then your Esta would likely be refused.

She is due in the US as part of her job with Oceana, a US-based environmental group, the paper said.

Because she is not married to the Prime Minister it is unlikely that Downing Street would intervene on her behalf.

They stressed that her move to Number 10 would result in ‘no extra cost to the taxpayer’.

Mr Johnson is still married to his second wife Marina Wheeler, mother of his four children.

Her visit was due to take place while Boris Johnson is at the G7 summit this weekend in Biarritz, France.

First he will visit Berlin to see German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss Brexit-related issues over dinner.

He will then head to Paris for meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron.

On Saturday, Mr Johnson will be at the G7 summit where he will meet other world leaders including US president Donald Trump.

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