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End of 457, have to leave Australia
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CoffeejunkieCasual Contributor
Re: End of 457, have to leave Australia
I hope all goes well with you my friend. From the bottom of my heart COz I see my problem is easier than your problem and I am finding it so hard just to quit everything and and just leave and leave my son behind. All I want to reside where my son resides, very simple, Australia, Africa, Antarctica anywhere.
Now my partner just caught me reading the forum and she saw my nickname coffeejunkie now. I told her this is Sane forum so what?! Now she will stalk Internet and google trying to find me and eventually she might find this thread and know I am talking about what's going between us and another world war will start and another threating to cancel my visa will start.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Re: End of 457, have to leave Australia
Its sad if we lose good people.
I am from migrant stock ... most of us are.
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Unknown userMember
Re: End of 457, have to leave Australia
Hi @w1sdumb, I tried to reply to this a few days ago but it didn't work. I used to work in this field so I can really sympathise with your situation. Australian law views skilled migrants, both temporary and permanent, as essentially economic units. It's really harsh.
There is one potential route but it's very discretionary (meaning unenforcable at law and unlikely to succeed). I don't know enough about your situation to advise properly but there may be free migration/legal advice available to you, depending on what state you're in, e.g. Immigration Advice and Rights Centre in NSW or The Humanitarian Group in WA. If you approach either of those groups, you should mention your mental health issues because they have quite strict eligibility requirements based on need and vulnerability.
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PeppiPattySenior Contributor
Re: End of 457, have to leave Australia
I agree with @AlienBP2
But thinking about you,
Anne