RE: "it saddens me that it seems and feels like more and more refugees are being granted temporary statuses and then PR, and then Citizenship (PR to Citizenship is done on the mainland) while others with something to offer the country immediately are denied that possibility
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I see you are firmly entrenched in your compassion, which is a good thing and I am both glad and proud to call you a friend. Both our experiences has made us different people with different opinions, and that is fine by me.
As I have said before, I am willing to allow that not all the people that I have seen is an indication of the rest of the people about to come in through the doors. I am, however, reasonably wary. Wary, not because I would lose my job or upset about losing half my tax returns to them (amongst other things of course), but wary because it can mean alot of things - socially, economically and more.
of course, when some plans work out (like when I suggested mixing refugees in with small communities or planned communities, apparently it is in place in some areas like this), it is of course for the best interest of everyone involved
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I just noticed in your other post, you mentioned your visa being declined. What visa is it for and did they let you know why? Also, what visa are you on now?
I didn't realise before that you were speaking from a personal experience and I can see why now, because before I sense some bitterness in what you wrote and was trying to figure out why. I'm sorry to hear your visa has been denied since I have not heard something like that happening to anyone before, and I know many people here who have migrated from another country.
oh dear! They are very strict with the evidence you provide. Everything must be order and can't afford to miss anything. It is the same with spouse visa. I applied from Singapore and we submitted everything from emails, phone bills, photos, letters, cards. We didn't have joint bills in both our names because after we got married in Singapore, Dean had to come back here for work but I believe that is needed for de facto visa to prove that you have been in a de facto relationship. 888 is a crucial form and without it, even if you submit enough evidence, your application would be declined and I'm not sure about de facto visa, but for spouse visa, we had to have 2 persons do the 888 form vouch for our relationship in writing even though we were married. de facto visa doesn't make it easier and faster to get citizenship. I came on a spouse visa and had to wait as long as a student who came on a student visa to get my PR. It is also very hard to get a job on a spouse visa unless you know people. I tried for 1 year and applied for over 60
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As I have said before, I am willing to allow that not all the people that I have seen is an indication of the rest of the people about to come in through the doors. I am, however, reasonably wary. Wary, not because I would lose my job or upset about losing half my tax returns to them (amongst other things of course), but wary because it can mean alot of things - socially, economically and more.
of course, when some plans work out (like when I suggested mixing refugees in with small communities or planned communities, apparently it is in place in some areas like this), it is of course for the best interest of everyone involved ( ... )
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