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 husband and I are reaching the stage where we are seriously considering leaving Australia for good

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 2, 2022 | departure of workforce, Stories

My parents have been spending 3 months in Australia for the last 11 years, ever since I moved here from the UK to marry my Australian husband. We have no other family in WA.  After years of trying to work out which visa options were available to them, they decided to...

We would like to be able to support our daughter raising a child while she can work and support the Australian economy.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | May 2, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

In July 2018 we have applied for the contributory visa subclass 143, hoping this would be approved within a 2 years timeframe! Our daughter has studied in Melbourne and is happily married. We have a 7-month-old granddaughter. The parents and siblings of my wife are...

My mum is a registered nurse working as a manager at a dementia facility, and she would be able to assist with filling the jobs

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

If it wasn’t for technology I don’t know if I would have been able to handle not seeing my family for 9 years. My mum has come to Australia twice since we immigrated but I haven’t seen her since 2018. I am currently pregnant with my second child and we’re not sure if...

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...