My children are growing up and they are missing out on a richer relationship with their grandmother.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 4, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

My mum applied in July 2017, and will be 74 yo this year. She has no other family in the UK and is essentially in limbo waiting for this visa. She is missing out on the quality of life and relations with my family and me. My children are growing up and they are...

It is seriously impacting my mental health.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 4, 2022 | health detriment, Stories, Uncategorized

We applied for 143 visa in July 2017 for my dad and dependent nephew and niece after the death of my mom and brother. The kids’ mother left them at my dad’s place. When we applied for the visa at that time the processing time was a maximum of 4-5 years. Next...

I have missed out on so much already. The time I can never get back.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 3, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

My daughter called me with the most exciting news. She is expecting her first child. Bittersweet, I will still be in South Africa on the waiting list with no time in site. I’ll miss the most important day of her life and miss out on being a granny, this will be...

My mother’s mental health is suffering from the very long processing time, and I, a registered nurse, blame myself for choosing to migrate to Australia

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2022 | departure of workforce, health detriment

My mother’s mental health is suffering from the very long processing time for her visa to be granted, and I blame myself for choosing to migrate to Australia. My mother applied for a 143 contributing parent visa in 2019, she is on a bridging visa and currently working...

I’ll have one foot in the grave by the time it gets processed at this rate

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

Kindly note that the backlog for parental visas is so long and so desponding I just don’t know if I should even pursue it especially since one has to pay such a high price for the Visa. I’ll have one foot in the grave by the time it gets processed at this...

As a working full-time single mother, I need my parents to be here to support us emotionally and mentally.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2022 | health detriment, Stories, workforce attrition

I applied for parent sponsor visa 143 for my parents in November 2016. Almost 6 years have gone without any updates/progress for my parent’s application. When we logged the application, our migration agent advised that we should have waited for about 2 years for...