We have demonstrated that we are contributors rather than burdens to Australian society.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

In Nov. 26th 2012, my husband (at that time 55, now 65 years old) and I (at that time 50, now 60 years old) moved to Australia from South Korea with our two children with the 457 sponsorship from one of global IT companies. I was doing my job well and I hoped for our...

The depression of not having family support around for a young couple, a young mother is very real!

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

We applied for my mum’s 143 visa on the 14th March 2017 at the time we were told that by paying so much the visa would only take 18 months here we are five years later with nothing just waiting time behind us.  We are a mixed family, me being from Ireland and my...

Due to the very long processing time, we were unable to celebrate our grandchildren’s 21st birthdays or see how our youngest granddaughter got her first 50 runs in a cricket match.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

We applied (visa 173) the last week of June 2018 and our application was then date stamped 3 July 2018. On 27 July 2018 we were instructed to make the first payment which we made on the same day. When we applied, the processing time was communicated as an estimated 38...

My daughter wants to start a family and wants to have her parents in Australia but at this stage sadly for all of us, they will have to do this without us being there.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

My daughter lives in Brisbane and is married to a lovely Australian guy that she met about 5 years ago when she went from the UK to Australia on a working/holiday visa after university. In November 2018 we moved to Australia on a temporary skill shortage visa as my...

By the time our visas will be granted, at the current speed, we might not be alive anymore.

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | health detriment, Stories

I’m writing from Fremantle WA where I’m staying here for three months, with my two children and four grandchildren. It’s taken me two years to get here. My husband and I live in the UK and decided during covid lockdowns we should move to be with our families in WA as...

We want to spend the rest of our life with our children

by mariannagiordana@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Stories, workforce attrition

We are from India and we have 2 sons. Our elder son is in Australia and is married. Our son and daughter in law are both Australian citizens. Our younger son is in New Zealand. He is a Permanent resident there. We have a granddaughter from our elder son. She is 4...