A new study has found refugees on insecure visas have poorer mental health than those with secure visas - this is what it's like waiting for a humanitarian visa
George Najarian arrived in Australia two years ago after fleeing from Syria in 2015, following the bombing of his sister's school.“She said to me ‘I lost my husband and I can’t lose my children’. That’s why we made the decision to move."
Mr Najarian made it to Lebanon where he had to wait to be approved for a humanitarian visa for Australia.Australia should lead a new resettlement deal to tackle the global refugee crisis: Labor MP“That situation that it puts you in - to not know what’s going to happen even the next day. It kills you every day.”
He applied for a humanitarian protection visa three times before he was eventually granted one in 2017 - a day he calls the best day of his lifeAAPRefugees without secure visas have poorer mental health, new research shows “The tears that were coming from me, they were just from happiness because finally, I knew I’m going to be in a safe city, in a safe country. That there is no one behind me who wants to kill me.“I have a few friends that came to Australia on insecure visas and believe me they have the fear that one day they’re going to lose their visa and they’re going to be deported back,” he said.“They’re not secure, they don’t know if they’re going to live in Australia or if they’re going to be deported.
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