Articles for Humanitarian Visas

Baby Millar 'grew up with the war' in Gaza. Her family's visas to Australia were denied prompting calls for more options
4 months ago

Baby Millar 'grew up with the war' in Gaza. Her family's visas to Australia were denied prompting calls for more options

ABC  

When Muhannad AlDanaf was told his temporary visa application to come to Australia was rejected, the "always optimistic" Gaza animal rescue shelter worker was "crushed'. According to Home Affairs data seen by the ABC, the government has rejected the majority of visa applications by Palestinians fleeing Gaza from October 7, 2023 to August 19 this year. Ms Gee — a …

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Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday. A Federal Police investigation has shown these migrants often buy flights with layovers in Sao Paulo’s international airport, en route to …

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Calls to expedite access to humanitarian visas promised to Ukrainians by federal government
2 years, 9 months ago

Calls to expedite access to humanitarian visas promised to Ukrainians by federal government

ABC  

Victoria Elgey is busy at work in her cafe on the main street of Cooma in the NSW Snowy Mountains but her mind is never far from home. Key points: The federal government announced in mid-March it would provide temporary humanitarian visas for Ukrainians Ukrainian-Australian Victoria Elgey wanted policy-making sped up to enable the delivery of the visas The Refugee …

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Around 100 members of Afghanistan Olympic community rescued: IOC
3 years, 4 months ago

Around 100 members of Afghanistan Olympic community rescued: IOC

The Hindu  

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the organisation had helped around 100 members of the "Olympic community" in Afghanistan to leave the country on humanitarian visas. "Furthermore, a significant number of other members of the Olympic Community in Afghanistan received the humanitarian visas and they could leave the country," he said. Bach said the IOC would …

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Refugees given humanitarian visas left stranded after coronavirus pandemic shut Australian borders
4 years, 4 months ago

Refugees given humanitarian visas left stranded after coronavirus pandemic shut Australian borders

ABC  

David Odeesh was overjoyed when the Federal Government granted his sister and her family humanitarian visas in January. Key points: About 4,000 refugees with humanitarian visas are stranded overseas Australian citizens and permanent residents are the only people allowed to enter the country David Odeesh says his sister and her family are struggling to survive in Beirut After escaping Islamic …

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African migrants stuck in southern Mexico, their American dream on hold
5 years, 3 months ago

African migrants stuck in southern Mexico, their American dream on hold

LA Times  

African migrants pray outside the Siglo XXI migrants detention center, demanding Mexican migration authorities to speed up their humanitarian visas that would enable them to cross Mexico on their way to the US, in Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, on the border with Guatemala, on August 28, 2019. “None of us want to be here in this miserable place.” African migrants …

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Central American caravans advance amid shifting border policies
5 years, 11 months ago

Central American caravans advance amid shifting border policies

Al Jazeera  

Tapachula, Mexico – The church bells were chiming at 3am, but Juan Alberto Orellana was already awake. Like many Central Americans who have been issued humanitarian visas, Alvarado and her family were planning on staying in Mexico. There is no work.”] Central Americans are still streaming to the Tecun Uman border crossing and many are still stuck in limbo, while …

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Thousands of migrants at Mexico’s southern border seeking new humanitarian visas
5 years, 11 months ago

Thousands of migrants at Mexico’s southern border seeking new humanitarian visas

LA Times  

Honduran migrants who decided to accept humanitarian visas wait on the bridge that crosses the river Suchiate to enter Mexican territory through the city of Hidalgo, Mexico. Honduran migrants who have applied for humanitarian visas wait for their final documents in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico that will allow them to seek work in Mexico or go to the border with the …

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