‘I will be homeless’: Woman, 20, faces deportation despite spending half her life in Australia

Romania n national, 20, facing deportation despite living in Australia for half her life issues desperate plea to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles

Ms Duminica was named a secondary applicant on their visa application and while the couple were awaiting approval for their permanent visa they were granted continuous temporary bridging visas. She did not know her visa was cancelled for one whole month and upon discovering the shock news she was thrown into turmoil while living in accommodation, called Stepping Stone House, for homeless and at-risk youth in Sydney’s inner west.

The young woman has since been living month-to-month on a bridging visa which has granted her working rights in Australia, but Ms Duminica's future still sits in the balance."There are things I can't even plan for, like getting a car. If I spend the money on a car, and I get sent back, that's money gone," she said.

But the 20-year-old, who has moved out of Stepping Stone House and is now living independently, has been waiting for almost one year to hear if Mr Giles will intervene and grant her permanent rights to live in Australia.

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