Aussie mum forced to raise three kids on own because husband can't get visa

"I thought he would be sponsored for sure, I didn't think anything of it. But then the visa was declined. They said that we weren't a genuine couple because we didn't have a joint bank account and we didn't have enough support from family and friends," Ms Burgess said.

"In my husband's culture, Islam, it's fairly common to marry quite quickly. But in Australia they don't really recognise that," she said. "While I was heavily pregnant we had to go to meetings with immigration officials. They were checking to make sure I hadn't had a stillbirth, because if that had happened he would have been sent back. That is how harsh it was."

He then reported himself to immigration and was placed in a detention centre for seven weeks before being deported back to Malaysia. Ms Burgess said she made the heart-wrenching decision to move back to Australia for the safety of her unborn child. With Mr Wangkimshen's two-year visa ban having just ended, he is now planning to either reapply for a partner visa, or parent visa. However, the couple will need to pay another $6500 application fee and the waiting times are also lengthy.

She would be raking in a fair bit of welfare and other perks. Bet she is even sending money to him too.

Pass the tissues

It’s soo hard but not so hard that you won’t move to Malaysia. Boo hoo 😢

SG76159370 He would make a better father than most dads in australia Racist comments come from insecure people who dont know how to bring attention to themselves in a better way

'I'd move to Malaysia but....' but an Islamic country has far less freedoms and far more restrictions than the country you're whinging about for being cold and cruel by paying you to spend quality time with your children and still afford to feed them - safely. Appaling Australia.

Not a very bright girl. Does he have other wives?

bleeding heart.

Move to his country then

Cry me a river!

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