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I want to live in Australia but I'm Autistic

I want to live in Australia but I'm Autistic

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 11 months ago
Hello my name is Niamh and I live in England. My mum and dad are Julie and Adrian, I have three brothers, Stephen and Marc who are 29 and both permanent residents of Australia, both are happily settled with good jobs. Stephen has two daughters, Ciara who is 6 and Caitlyn who is 2, both were born in Australia. My third brother is Tevin who is 19 and is currently spending a year in Australia with his brothers and our grandparents who have been Australian citizens for 20 years. I am almost 13 and am Autistic. The Australian Immigration Department say that I cannot come and live in Australia with my family because I am Autistic. It has been my families dream for nearly 20 years to come and live in Australia. My parents decided that they would have me first before applying to emigrate. The Australian Immigration Department would happily let my parents, and my brother come and live here, but not me. Could I please ask you to sign this petition asking the Immigration Department to rethink their decision. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this. Niamh

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Reached 1,000 supporters

September 17, 2012

September 14, 2012

I was just looking at the total and my head is spinning because we are getting so near that one thousand mark and honestly I keep checking my phone every five minutes. If everyone could just grab a link and send it to someone who might actually listen or maybe just post it somewhere new because I really need this to move faster now that we are right here.

September 6, 2012

I honestly cannot stop staring at the screen because the way this has taken off is just completely surreal and honestly a little overwhelming for me right now. It feels like people finally understand why this matters so much for my family and the thought of actually being with my brothers and my nieces in Australia is starting to feel like something that could really happen.

Reached 100 supporters

August 28, 2012

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Emma Bauer
13 years ago Featured

Sending love to your family. This policy needs to change right now.

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Mark Reddy
13 years ago Featured

australian immigration laws are so outdated and cruel. hope you get to be with your brothers soon.

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Sarah Perez
13 years ago Featured

this is so unfair. keep going niamh

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Chloe Novak
13 years ago Featured

WHAT IS THE UPDATE ON THIS??? so heartbreaking

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Liam Schneider
13 years ago Featured

ridiculous that they would treat a child like this. hope this gets sorted for you guys

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David Park
13 years ago Featured

My cousin went through something similar and it ended up working out eventually. Dont give up hope.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

is there an update on the situation?

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