Fed: Meldrum refused entry to US

AAP General News (Australia)
01-20-2004
Fed: Meldrum refused entry to US

SYDNEY, Jan 20 AAP - Australian music guru Ian "Molly" Meldrum was today refused entry
to the United States and was ordered to return home.

Meldrum was not holding the correct visa to be able to work in America and was refused
entry at Los Angeles Airport, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said.

"Molly Meldrum was refused entry to the United States at Los Angeles Airport and is
to be sent home," a DFAT spokeswoman said.

"US officials advised the consul-general that he was not holding a visa that allowed
him to work in the United …