![]() ![]() Misook and Soejun have the skills to find well-paid jobs in Australia but are barred from working while they wait for Home Affairs to grind through its backlog of more than 86,000 contributory parent visa applications. “Sometimes I really feel depressed.” At 75, a 12-year queue is basically pointless Sarah “The thing is my family has been living in limbo where we can’t plan my family’s future due to the visa delay,” says Misook. ![]() The uncertainty is causing physical, mental and financial hardship among many of those waiting for a visa decision. They are stuck in the condition that home affairs minister Clare O’Neil calls “permanent temporariness”. But Misook now fears her application won’t be considered until 2025 or 2026. Based on information on the Home Affairs website at the time, they expected them to be issued by the end of 2019. ![]() The couple lodged their contributory parent visa applications in 2017. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundupīecause she came to Australia late in her career, Misook was considered too old to apply for permanent residence as a skilled migrant. Eun, then 18, went to university and has since qualified as a lawyer, built a career and become a citizen. In 2012, Misook’s employer sponsored her to come on a temporary skills visa to fill a gap in the global firm’s Australian operations. “Misook”, from South Korea, has already spent six years in the parent visa queue, though she and her husband “Soejun” and daughter “Eun” have been living in Australia for more than a decade (they do not wish to use their real names). Many of them are quite young, healthy and want to help their families in Australia and want to work.” “I don’t understand why the Australian government is so afraid of parents who want to be with their families in Australia. ![]()
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