Despite living in Australia for 14 years, Gurpreet Singh was stripped of the right to work through no fault of his own, lawyers say
Gurpreet Singh and his wife Jasbir are in visa limbo and living off charity because Singh is unable to work.Gurpreet Singh and his wife Jasbir are in visa limbo and living off charity because Singh is unable to work.He has lived in Australia for 14 years but Gurpreet Singh was stripped of the right to work through no fault of his own, lawyers say
But he said the immigration department did not process his application until two days later – after the due date. “So I was illegal for that period,” Singh said. Singh sold their belongings – a phone, a laptop and a car – and along with some money from the local SikhSingh said he was paying off a fine he received for an issue with his truck logbook, as well as a buy now, pay later loan. The family was unable to pay some of their bills and now has debt collectors pursuing payment, but Singh cannot tell them when he will have work.
Ford said Singh lost his working rights because he was deemed to have had a “period of unlawfulness”.
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