The couple told their three children one by one before celebrating with some champagne.
A British family of five who were told they wouldn’t be able to stay in Australia because one child's health needs would cost taxpayers too much is celebrating after the decision was overturned.
The 16-year-old’s future healthcare needs were valued at a cost of more than $2 million to the Australian taxpayer, meaning he failed the government’s migration health requirement and rendered the entire family ineligible to stay. But last week, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal overturned the decision and they will likely get their permanent residency within a couple of months.“Tears of joy,” Anita, 49, added.
Their story will also feature in the SBS documentary series, Who Gets To Stay In Australia?, on Wednesday, which follows the lives of 13 migrants and their families who want to settle in the country.Ms Rajcevic said it was difficult to put a figure on the number of cases which are overturned by the AAT and that if the family was unsuccessful at appeal the only option for them to stay would have been ministerial intervention.
“It could have been done faster, we could have been better informed along the way, and it could have been done with more empathy.
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